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   Lewis Hyde Brereton (June 21, 1890 – July 20, 1967) was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. A 1911 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he began his military career as a United States Army officer in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps prior to World War I, then spent the ...

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3. www.americanairmuseum.com › lewis-hyde-breretonLewis Hyde Brereton | American Air Museum

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   Mar 11, 2021 · Lewis Hyde Brereton (June 21, 1890 – July 20, 1967) was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. A 1911 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he began his military career as a United States Army officer in the Coast Artillery Corps prior to World War I, then spent the remainder of his service ...

4. www.arlingtoncemetery.net › breretonLewis Hyde Brereton - Lieutenant General, United States Air Force

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   Mar 1, 2024 · LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEWIS H. BRERETON Retired Sept. 1, 1948, Died August 1, 1967. Lewis Hyde Brereton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1890. He attended St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland; entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1907, and graduated in June 1911.

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5. www.dday-overlord.com › usa › lewis-h-breretonLewis H. Brereton - Biography - D-Day Overlord

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   Lewis H. Brereton Biography. Lewis Hyde Brereton was born on June 21, 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While preparing for entry to West Point, he decided to join his brother at the Naval Academy Annapolis in 1907.

6. earlyaviators.com › ebreretoLEWIS H. BRERETON - earlyaviators.com

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   LEWIS H. BRERETON. 1890-1967. One of the more well traveled airmen of the Second World War was Lewis H. Brereton. A graduate of the Naval Academy, he had served on Billy Mitchell's staff during and after World War I and rose steadily through the ranks in the years thereafter.

7. www.historynet.com › operation-market-gardenOperation Market Garden: History's Greatest Airborne Assault

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   Jun 12, 2006 · Early in the hectic week of planning, from September 10 to September 17, Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, commander of the First Allied Airborne Army, made one bold decision that changed the whole character of the operation. It would be a daylight jump. That was a gamble on Allied superiority in the air.

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   Who was Lewis Brereton?

   • Named Chief of Staff of the Third Army on November 19, 1918, Lewis Brereton was stationed in Germany until February 1919. Returning to the United States, he is responsible for training the air force, still under the orders of General Mitchell, before being appointed for more than two years at the American Embassy in Paris as a military attaché.

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   When did Lewis Brereton join the Air Force?

   • When the United States entered the First World War, Lewis Brereton was promoted to captain and continued training for US Air Force personnel. He then took command of the 12th Squadron (12th Aero Squadron) on March 1, 1918, which was deployed in France. From May of the same year, the pilots carry out a series of operations in the Baccarat sector.

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   How did Lewis Brereton die?

   • He had his memoirs published in 1946 through William Morrow under the title: “The Brereton Diairies” Lewis Brereton died on July 20, 1967 at the age of 77 after a heart attack, shortly after an abdominal operation. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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   Why did Lewis Brereton get a Distinguished Service Cross?

   • Lewis Brereton participates himself in the offensive and is engaged in an aerial combat over Thiaucourt which earned him to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross. In October 1918, he was appointed as an assistant to General Mitchell, who commanded all US air units.

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9. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › tacticalTactical Thunder: The Ninth Air Force - Warfare History Network

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   The commander of the new Middle Eastern Air Force was Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, who came to the assignment in a manner even more roundabout than the creation of his new command.