Fred Brenner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54670 - 2nd Lt Fred Brenner
Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-24 42-52123. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2518
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043498 / O-676878
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Thirty Day Furlough
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY | 29 September 1920 | Son of Eli and Goldie Brenner. |
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Enlisted |
Kings County, NY | 15 May 1942 | Kings County, New York |
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Died |
Brunswick, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-24 42-52123. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2518 |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | 21 June 1950 | Re-Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Seething | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2518 / MACR 2518, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
