Richard Edward Brennan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Carbondale, CA 20 January 1913 Son Edmund B and Caroline Brennan.

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 19 December 1942

Died

Oderberger Str., 10435 Berlin, Germany 19 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

Döberitz, Germany 24 May 1944 Interred Döberitz cemetery
Burlingame, California, USA

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre Belgium

Based

Bury St Edmunds 19 May 1944 Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database