Philip Dean Brockus
MilitaryAssigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. 58 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to St Lo. Shot down by Fw190 in vicinity of Carentan. Killed in Action (KIA). 17-Jun-44. MACR 6281.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 358th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Alfalfa County, OK, USA | 6 March 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX, USA | 21 March 1942 | |
Based |
High Halden | 10 April 1943 - 16 May 1943 | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based Transferred 358th Fighter Group |
Steeple Morden | 16 May 1943 - 17 June 1944 | Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. |
Died |
50500 Carentan, France | 17 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to St Lo. Shot down by Fw190 in vicinity of Carentan. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6281. |
Buried |
Spearman, TX 79081, USA | Hansford Cemetery Spearman Hansford County Texas, USA |