Brazeau, Francis N., Pvt

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Private

Primary Unit
1941-1942, 24th Pursuit Group, Interceptor

Service Years
1940 - 1942

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1918

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Casualty Info

Home Town Marlborough, Massachusetts	Last Address Philippines

Casualty Date May 25, 1942
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity	Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Philippines	Conflict World War II/Asian-Pacific Theater
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot L Row 10 Grave 17

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1942, World War II Fallen
	2008, Battling Bastards of Bataan

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1941-1942, 17th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor
	1941-1942, 24th Pursuit Group, Interceptor

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1941-1942 WWII - Pacific Theater of Operations/Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)
	1942-1942 WWII - Pacific Theater of Operations/Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/Bataan Death March

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1941-1942, P-35 Seversky
	1941-1942, P-40 Warhawk/Kittyhawk

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Private Francis Brazeau was killed while being held as a Prisoner of War on May 25, 1942, by Japanese Forces at Camp O'Donnell, Luzon, Philippines.

He was assigned to the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group. Stationed initially at Clark Field, Luzon, and then operated from Pilar AAF.

Enlisted in the USAAC from Worcester, Massachusetts 18 September 1940. Born in 1917.

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