Richard Edward Brennan
Military ROLL OF HONOURFailed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Carbondale, CA | 20 January 1913 | Son Edmund B and Caroline Brennan. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 19 December 1942 | |
Died |
Oderberger Str., 10435 Berlin, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
Döberitz, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Interred Döberitz cemetery |
Burlingame, California, USA | |||
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre Belgium | ||
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database