William Martin Brennan
MilitaryShot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97228. Prisoner of War (POW). Was on Schwienfurt raid and was Prisoner of War (POW) for 17 months at Stalag 17B, near Krems, Austria.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: GI Jive
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
15 December 1997 | ||
Born |
Portmouth, Virginia, USA | ||
Buried |
Richmond, Virginia | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 13 April 1944 | Interned in POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added an association to Grafton Underwood, the home base for the 384th BG.
Updated Middle Name per MACR 3871 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/29631887
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3871 / MACR 3871/grandson, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database