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BRENNAN, John Thomas - Date of
birth
15 April 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35303886 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 August 1943 - Place of
death
Leimersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 8 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Brennan (father)
Anna (Ray) Brennan (mother)
Katherine Brennan (sister)
Hugh Brennan (brother)
Dorothy Brennan (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5821 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Cindy
Destination: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil refinery
MACR: 1360
More information
T/Sgt John T. Brennan graduated from John Hayes High School with the class of 1936 and worked in a metal factory before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 25 April 1942.The airplane suffered a fire in the bomb-bay area from flak and fighter attacks.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Leimersdorf, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com, John Hayes Newsletter - 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Tim Brennan (nephew)