Harold Ray Brellenthin

Military

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 321st Bomb Group 446th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18039748
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 321st Bomb Group 446th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35169777
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
  • Nicknames: Pink Lady
  • Unit: 321st Bomb Group 446th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elkhorn, Wisconsin 16 August 1921
Beloit, Wisconsin 14 February 1942 423 Harrison Avenue

Enlisted

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 26 March 1942

Died

off Anzio Beach, Italy 19 February 1944 On February 19, 1944 he was on the crew of the North American B-25C Mitchell medium bomber #41-30551 "Pink Lady" based out of Foggia, Italy. It was reported that they were shot down while bombing enemy troops at Anzio and crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea. There were no survivors. As pilot of the aircraft, Lieutenant Brellenthin was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for successfully guiding the damaged aircraft away from a hospital ship.

Buried

Elkhorn, Wisconsin Hazel Ridge Cemetery Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA