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Lawrence F Brennan

Military

Service

People

  • Vincent Ledray

    Military | First Lieutenant | Copilot | 401st Bomb Group
    Ledray served in the 401st BG and the 457th BG.

  • Edwin Post

    Military | Major | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
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  • Emanuel Romano

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer / Gunner | 401st Bomb Group

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Units served with

  • 401st Bomb Group

    401st Bomb Group

    Group
    The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following...

  • 457th Bomb Group

    457th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 457th Bomb Group began combat operations during the Big Week of 20-25 February when American bombers carried out concentrated raids against German aircraft bases, factories and assembly plants. The air crews' targets on that first mission were...

  • 615th Bomb Squadron

    615th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

  • 751st Bomb Squadron

    751st Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

  • 42-102674 Packawalup III

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Kearney 12/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 1/5/44; transferred 615BS/401BG [IY-M] Deenethorpe 19/5/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 5/11/44, force-landed at Great Dunmow, U.K. after sustaining extensive battle...

  • 42-31077 Pakawalup II

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-A] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 615BS [IY-A]; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Tom Davis, Co-pilot: Alan Newcomb, Navigator: Herb Corwin, Bombardier: Henry Kaczorowski,...

Nationality
American
Nickname
Babe
Service numbers
Not yet known
Highest rank
Staff Sergeant
Role/job
Radio Operator Gunner
Awards
  • Air Medal
  • Distinguished Flying Cross

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
30 June 2017 09:26:32 Lucy May Changes to aircraft associations
Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=939
Date Contributor Update
16 August 2016 23:56:24 chuck3rd Changes to person associations
Sources

Service record
Date Contributor Update
16 August 2016 23:48:52 chuck3rd Changes to nickname, highest rank, person associations, unit associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Service record
Date Contributor Update
16 August 2016 23:34:37 chuck3rd Changes to awards
Sources

Service record
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:18:13 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Flak Dodger by Roland Byers

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