Forrest William Brininstool
Military
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Object Number - UPL 54124 - Forrest William Brininstool
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x combat mission.
Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-24 42-110107 "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'm" 24-Aug-44; Bialed out of A/C wounded in stomach, captured. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8296
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6980369 / O-820907
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wham Bam Thank You Mam
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waterloo, Jackson County, MI | 12 June 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 30 March 1943 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Other Baled out (WIA) |
20 miles Nth Hanover | 24 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-24 42-110107 "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'm" 24-Aug-44; Baled out of A/C wounded in stomach, captured. POW MACR 8296 |
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Other Hospitalised |
Munster, Germany | 24 August 1944 | Hospitalised due to stomach flak wound. Munster West Hospital. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
9 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Saint Joseph, Berrien County, MI | 14 October 2009 | |
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Buried |
Hillcrest Memorial Park Jackson, Jackson County, MI | 17 October 2009 | Hillcrest Memorial Park Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
North Pickenham | 24 August 1944 | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. | |
| Jackson, MI | Husband of Geraldine [Jenkins] Brininstool. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8296 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
