Seeking details of two American Fighter Pilots

[Alex Smart]

Hi,
Am seeking details of two American Pilots that flew in fighters during 1942.
First is P/O. D, D, Gudmundsen. Don't know why he is recorded as a P/O and not a US rank ?
Second pilot is Lt.Breelie.
Both are known to have flown Spitfires with an RAF Squadron in August 1942.

Thanks
Alex

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Operation "JUBILEE", 19/8/1942 - Dieppe.

P/O Richard D. GUDMUNDSEN - (American) - (133 Sqn.). (elsewhere GOODMUNDSEN)*
Claimed: Do 217 - O/O/1. (Died 6/9/42).

https://rafcommands.com/archive/15372.php

6th September 1942
133 Sqn.
Spitfire IX BS292

Circus to Abbeville.

*P/O R D Goodmundsen +

FCL2/Franks/Midland Publishing1998/p.66.

See also: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/ar...d-d-gudmundsen

Col.

[RSwank]

It helps once we get spelling correct.

Richard "Dick" Gudmundsen

https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...ter/123772581/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...ews/123772842/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/s...ess/123772954/


Burial: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi...-d-gudmundsen/

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Col,
That must be the Gudmundsen , however the 133 Sqn ORB gives P/O. D, D, Gudmundsen, MX-K, no serial number. Suggesting that he was from the 307th FS, 31st FG, on attachment to 133 Sqdn, RAF. (MD was 133 Sqdn code ).
But as known ORB's are sometimes full of errors. OR Perhaps the British(?) typist got it wrong but other aircraft also just have the MX code given in place of serial numbers and their Pilots are noted as USAAC pilot as opposed to just a name.

Thank you too Rolland for those newspaper articles which show the correct details re the spelling of his name.

Thank you both,
Wish I could find things as quickly as both of you always do ,
Alex

[RSwank]

I wonder if "Breelie" could possible be Richard G Braley?

https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/...?PeopleID=3514


https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...nce/124005462/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...nce/124005364/

[Alex Smart]

Looks like Braley would fit but as before could it have been that Breelie was a typo error ? If it was Braley then he was with the Squadron early enough to have flown Spitfires before moving on to P47's and eventually P-51's.

Thanks Rolland for those wonderful newspaper articles.
Akex

[Steve49]

Good to see my Dieppe aircrew list is still out there!

I have no record of a pilot name Breelie or Braley flying on the 19th August, so he either wasn't operational on that date or his Sqn didn't take part in the operation.

Regarding Richard D. Gudmundsen, he flew two sorties during the day, flying on the Sqn's second and fourth missions, claiming one damaged Do217 during the former.

Regards,

Steve