Peter Joseph Brennan
Military
Peter J. Brennan was my grandfather. To ensure his accomplishments and pictures aren't lost with time, I wanted to submit them here.
Object Number - UPL 38115 - Taken somewhere near RAF Knettshall, Suffolk, England (where he was stationed).
Connections
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-770817
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven's Above
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: City of Savannah
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 March 1945
- Date: 28 March 1945
- Date: 24 March 1945
- Date: 23 March 1945
- Date: 12 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 15 February 1918 | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 16 October 1940 | 3410 Avenue N | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 16 November 1944 - 30 March 1945 | 10 missions - Othello Dale Crew 23 missions - John Edelman Crew |
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Died |
Brick, NJ | 12 October 2010 | PETER J. BRENNAN AGE: 92 Peter J. Brennan, 92, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Mr. Brennan was a battalion chief for the Northern Manhattan District of the FDNY. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II, serving as a bombardier and completing 33 missions. Peter was an active communicant of St. Luke's Church, Toms River. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by all. Mr. Brennan is predeceased by his wife, Ann, in 1995. Peter is survived by his five children, Joseph Brennan, Joanne Rose, Patricia McCormack, Andrew Brennan and John Brennan; and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at the D'Elia Funeral Home, Route 70 and Vermont Avenue, Lakewood. A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15 at the St. Luke's Church, Toms River. Interment will take place at Ocean County Memorial Park, Toms River. |
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Buried |
16 October 2010 | Ocean County Memorial Park Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
Unsure if this is under Pilot Oliver Smith or John Edelman. My grandfather, Peter Brennan, togglier in the 388th Bomb Group in the 561st Squadron in the 8th Air force.
My grandfather was awarded with 3 separate honors in his WWII tour.
Air Medal 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
ETO Ribbon 3 Battle Stars
Distinguished Unit Citation
My grandfather was a togglier in the 388th Bomb Group, 561st Squadron. His first 10 missions were flown on the Oliver Smith, missions 11-33 flown on the John Edelman.
Taken near where Peter was stationed (RAF Knettshall, Suffolk, England)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
