Robert H Brennan
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and survived.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673394
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Berlin Bound
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jacksonville, IL | 23 June 1923 | |
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Died |
Langham, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK | 17 February 1945 | KIA when his plane crashed after an engine fire that the pilot's were unaware of until it was too late. The waist gunners had apparently seen the fire and bailed out without first telling the pilots. |
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Buried |
20 February 1945 | Plot F Row 3 Grave 139 Cambridge American Cemetery | |
| Jacksonville, IL 62650, USA | 667 S. West Street |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia