Conner Daniel Brewster
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 38081 - Extract from the first and only page of MACR 15553 linked to 42-30088 on the 5 November 1943 mission to Gelsenkirchen. Pilot Flesh gave the order to...
Radio Operator Conner Brewster was killed by Flak inside B-17 42-30088 'Squawkin' Hawk II' on the Gelsenkirchen mission, November 5, 1943. Pilot William Flesh ordered a bail out after plane suffered severe bomb damage. Brewster's parachute failed to open and he was initially buried at Prisoner of War (POW) cemetery at Saint Trond, Belgium and later re-interred in USA. (Note: His WWII Draft Card has his first name as Connor, but all other official documents, as well as his tombstone, mention it as Conner.)
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: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36507324
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator; Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17033849 at enlistment, then O-xxxxxx
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11045517
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18024533 at enlistment, then O-725967
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063596 at enlistment, then O-798486
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Squawkin Hawk II
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Welch, McDowell County, WV | 12 November 1907 | Son of Robert G. and Pearl H. Brewster. |
|
Enlisted |
Camp Blanding, Starke, Bradford County, FL | 9 April 1942 | Camp Blanding, Starke, Bradford County, Florida |
|
Died Killed In Action (KIA) |
Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 5 November 1943 | Killed In Action (KIA) on board B-17 42-30088, over Germany |
| Marlboro County, SC | |||
|
Buried |
Saint-Trond, FR | Interred at the Saint-Trond airfield Luftwaffe cemetery, Belgium | |
|
Buried |
Montverde Cemetery Montverde, Lake County, FL | Re-Interred Montverde Cemetery Montverde, Lake County, Florida |
Revisions
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https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=527&…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57015354/conner-d-brewster
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
US Census 1930
WWII Draft Cards
MACR 15553
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
WWII Casualties for Marlboro County, South Carolina
100th BG unit history, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 511-2, NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia