Brendan T Byrne
Military
By John Flores from Somerville, NJ (The Citizens Campaign Celebration of Leadership) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By John Flores from Somerville, NJ (The Citizens Campaign Celebration of Leadership) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Object Number - UPL 31362 - Brendan T Byrne in 2011, veteran of the 97th Bomb Group and former governor of New Jersey. By John Flores from Somerville, NJ (The Citizens...
Brendan Byrne served as squadron navigator for the 414th Bomb Squadron of the 97th Bomb Group, flying 50 missions in Europe. After the war, he went to college on the GI Bill, studying public and international affairs at Princeton University. He then studied law at Harvard University. After serving the state of New Jersey as an attorney and judge, Byrne served as a Democratic governor of New Jersey between 1974 and 1982, during which time he legalized casinos in the state.
His papers are part of Rutgers University Libraries Special Collections: http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/manuscripts/brendanbyrnef.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
West Orange, NJ 07052, USA | 1 April 1924 | |
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Died |
Livingston, NJ 07039, USA | 4 January 2017 |
Revisions
97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
