John W Drennan
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30813 'Queen Jeannie' while serving as Radio Operator. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen Jeannie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Buried |
Sint-Truiden, Belgium | 14 October 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the POW Cemetery at St. Trond, Belgium, Grave 334. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
3680 Dorne, Belgium | 14 October 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, broke in two and crashed near Dorne, Belgium. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2015. Added SN, KIA event and Burial event (German records) per MACR 820; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 820 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database