Joseph B Brennan

Military

Fighter attacks set the front of B-17G #42-97246 on fire on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944 and the a/c crashed NE of Bremen, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3474 / MACR 3474, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database