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Personal info

Full name
BRENNAN, Cyril J
Date of birth
8 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32207651
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
Reipertswiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 17 28

Immediate family

Members
John H. Brennan (father)
Johanna (Comerford) Brennan (mother)
William H. Brennan (brother)
Emilie Brennan (sister)
Ellie Brennan (sister)
Gertrude Brennan (sister)
Robert Brennan (brother)
Alice M. Brennan (sister)
Irene Brennan (sister)
Gladys Brennan (sister)
Francis J. Brennan (brother)

More information

Cpl Cyril J. Brennan enlisted in Fort Dix, New Jersey on 5 February 1942.

He attended high school for 3 years and was a sales clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Molish McSurdy Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Robert Brennan