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Lewis Hyde Brereton

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United States Army general (1890-1967)

United StatesLived 1890 to 1967 · aged 77
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Lewis Hyde Brereton was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

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L-R (in front of wing): Glenn Curtiss, Joseph D. Park, Lewis E. Goodier, Jr., Samuel H. McLeary and Brereton, December 4, 1912.L-R (in front of wing): Glenn Curtiss, Joseph D. Park, Lewis E. Goodier, Jr., Samuel H. McLeary and Brereton, December 4, 1912.Curtiss F float plane of the type flown by Brereton in fatal crash of April 8, 1913.Curtiss F float plane of the type flown by Brereton in fatal crash of April 8, 1913.Salmson 2 armed reconnaissance aircraftSalmson 2 armed reconnaissance aircraftBrigadier General Mitchell and members of his staff in Dierdorf, Germany, January 1919. Lieutenant Colonel Brereton is stood second from the left.Brigadier General Mitchell and members of his staff in Dierdorf, Germany, January 1919. Lieutenant Colonel Brereton is stood second from the left.Boeing GA-1Boeing GA-1Huff-Daland XLB-5 prototype that crashed May 28, 1927, from engine failure.Huff-Daland XLB-5 prototype that crashed May 28, 1927, from engine failure.B-17D Flying FortressB-17D Flying Fortress

Awards 11

Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Silver Star
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Inter-Allied Victory Medals

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Phraya PhahonphonphayuhasenaAlso won Commander of the Order of Orange-NassauArthur William RadfordAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsThierry BurkhardAlso won Commander of the Order of Orange-NassauTakashi SakaiAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsHans van MierloAlso won Commander of the Order of Orange-NassauJózef Dowbor-MuśnickiAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals

About this person

Lewis Hyde Brereton 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 remainder of his service as a career aviator.

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United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1967 · aged 77
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