Harold Ray Brellenthin
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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