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Personal info

Full name
BROWNLEY, Cyril
Date of birth
27 September 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Ogemaw County, Michigan
Hometown
Genesee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O-763063
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
394th Fighter Squadron,
367th Fighter Group
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
25 August 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Leon, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 31 63

Immediate family

Members
Arthur J. Brownley (father)
Clara M. Brownley (mother)
Mildred I. Brownley (sister)
Lester J. Brownley (brother)
Laurence Brownley (brother)
Bonnie L. Brownley (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-68103
Data
Type: P-38J-10-LO
Destination: Clastres, France
Mission: Enemy Air field
MACR: 8240

More information

2nd Lt Cyril Brownley was a clerk before he joined the Regular Army in Fort Custer, Michigan, on 18 October 1941.

1st Lt. Ross P. Lezie:
"I was flying number three position in Blue flight on a dive-bombing mission to an enemy airfield. After completing the bomb run, we went investigating for bogies. Red flight called and said they had jumped twenty-five plus FW-190s. Yellow flight, of which Lt Brownley was a part, made the second pass, and we went in next. I saw no P-38 aircraft that appeared to be in trouble but believe Lt Brownley was shot down. We were in the vicinity of Leon, France at the time."

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 44-A Williams Fd Arizona / Pilot 44-A Chico California via Mr. Jay Jones