Neil H Brennan

Military
media-27433.jpeg UPL 27433 Neil H Brennan, London, Sept. 1943

Family history

Object Number - UPL 27433 - Neil H Brennan, London, Sept. 1943

Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30832, Prisoner of War (POW). He was a POW from 26 Nov 1943 to 04 May 1945 at Stalag 17B, Krems, Austria. Prisoner of War (POW) no. 100388.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An airman of the 306th Bomb Group with the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24487) nicknamed "Eager Beaver".
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eager Beaver
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Audrey
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 368th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Corn State Terror
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen Jeanie : Damn Yankee II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 August 1922

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

26 November 1943 - 28 April 1945

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Father', campaign ribbons

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Added Thurleigh, England

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306th BG Historical Association, personal recollection

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Father's notes

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Father's notes

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306BG records

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306th BG History, Family history

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Family

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Father's display case

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Personal history, 306th BG records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1328 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Neil H Brennan: Gallery (22 items)