United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

William James Brashear

Lieutenant Colonel

1934 – 1969

Vietnam Wall · Panel 25W

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Lieutenant Colonel William James Brashear served in the U.S. Air Force. William served with the 559 TFS CAM RANH BAY. William served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. William was 35 years old.

How He Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

559TH TAC FTR SQDN, 12TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

1115F: Pilot, Tactical Fighter (F-4 Phantom II, various models)

LTCOL

PILOT

CHULA VISTA, CA

1974

Pay grade O05.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 25W · Line 21 cut as WILLIAM J BRASHEAR

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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William James Brashear

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 1974

559th Tactical Fighter Squadron

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