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Capt John Dendy McBrearty

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Capt John Dendy McBrearty

Birth
Death
22 Jul 1943 (aged 29)
Burial
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.88105, Longitude: -82.3619706
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John Dendy McBrearty

War: World War II

Class: 1938

Major: General Science Pre-Medical

Home Town: Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina

Service: Army Air Force (Flight Surgeon)

Rank: Captain

Date of Death: July 22, 1943

Details of Death: Killed in an airplane crash near Mitchell Field, twelve miles out of Albany, New York when the aircraft encountered difficulties in a storm.

Married / Children: Married Sarah Hepburn in Florence, SC October 19, 1942

Personal remembrances and tributes:

The War is brought home to the Greenville County Medical Society by the death of Captain John Dendy McBrearty. John Dendy, as he was affectionately known among his patients and colleagues was born in Pelzer, S.C., on July 12, 1914. John Dendy McBrearty, had just established himself in practice when the War broke out, and he answered the call to the colors. As a boy, he attended the High School in Pelzer, graduating in 1931. He then entered Clemson College where he prepared himself for the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. He was graduated from the Medical College in June, 1938. He took his internship at the Greenville General Hospital. It was while serving as an intern in the General Hospital that he endeared himself to the members of the staff by the faithful performance of his duties.

John joined the Medical Reserve Corps as soon as he was qualified. Entering the Army he went to Randolph Field and prepared himself to be a Flight Surgeon. Later he went from Tulane University to New York, where he was attached to the Anti-submarine Command.
He came to his tragic end on the 22nd of July, 1943, while flying with 2nd Lt. Neal T. Bish, of Dayton, Pennsylvania. The tragedy occurred while on the way back to their base, twelve miles out of Albany, New York.
“Many are called but few are chosen” surely applies to those who follow the practice of the highest art. John had made the grade, and just as his life work had really begun, his end came. Those who depended on him for medical advice and counsel, together with the profession mourn his passing.
Extract from: THE BULLETIN of The Greenville Medical Society - October, 1943
John Dendy McBrearty

War: World War II

Class: 1938

Major: General Science Pre-Medical

Home Town: Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina

Service: Army Air Force (Flight Surgeon)

Rank: Captain

Date of Death: July 22, 1943

Details of Death: Killed in an airplane crash near Mitchell Field, twelve miles out of Albany, New York when the aircraft encountered difficulties in a storm.

Married / Children: Married Sarah Hepburn in Florence, SC October 19, 1942

Personal remembrances and tributes:

The War is brought home to the Greenville County Medical Society by the death of Captain John Dendy McBrearty. John Dendy, as he was affectionately known among his patients and colleagues was born in Pelzer, S.C., on July 12, 1914. John Dendy McBrearty, had just established himself in practice when the War broke out, and he answered the call to the colors. As a boy, he attended the High School in Pelzer, graduating in 1931. He then entered Clemson College where he prepared himself for the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. He was graduated from the Medical College in June, 1938. He took his internship at the Greenville General Hospital. It was while serving as an intern in the General Hospital that he endeared himself to the members of the staff by the faithful performance of his duties.

John joined the Medical Reserve Corps as soon as he was qualified. Entering the Army he went to Randolph Field and prepared himself to be a Flight Surgeon. Later he went from Tulane University to New York, where he was attached to the Anti-submarine Command.
He came to his tragic end on the 22nd of July, 1943, while flying with 2nd Lt. Neal T. Bish, of Dayton, Pennsylvania. The tragedy occurred while on the way back to their base, twelve miles out of Albany, New York.
“Many are called but few are chosen” surely applies to those who follow the practice of the highest art. John had made the grade, and just as his life work had really begun, his end came. Those who depended on him for medical advice and counsel, together with the profession mourn his passing.
Extract from: THE BULLETIN of The Greenville Medical Society - October, 1943


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