Jack W Brinkmeyer

Military
media-38577.jpeg UPL 38577 Lt. Jack W. Brinkmeyer enlisted in Springfield, MO on 23 November 1942. Assigned to the 370th Fighter Squadron on 29 April 1945, he completed his tour of duty with the 359th Fighter Group in September 1945 and returned home to Cairo, IL.
359th Fighter Group collection

Photo courtesy John McAlevey.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38577 - Lt. Jack W. Brinkmeyer enlisted in Springfield, MO on 23 November 1942. Assigned to the 370th Fighter Squadron on 29 April 1945, he completed his...

Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Alexander County, IL, USA 5 September 1923 Son of Leonard and Dorothy [Jones] Brinkmeyer.

Enlisted

Springfield, MO, USA 23 November 1942

Other

Promotion

Wretham IP24, UK 16 August 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Died

Illinois, USA 17 August 2009
Cairo, Illinois

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Based

East Wretham Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Springfield, IL, USA Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA

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https://www.fold3.com/page/84580850_jack_w%20brinkmeyer/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/94463162_jack_w%20brinkmeyer/details/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40888742

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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Object number: UPL 38577 - Lt. Jack W. Brinkmeyer enlisted in Springfield, MO...