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PFC Gary O Brennan

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PFC Gary O Brennan Veteran

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 Jan 1967 (aged 21)
Bình Dương, Vietnam
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section: 27 Lot: 500 RF Grave: 43
Memorial ID
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PFC Brennan #52649645
MOS: 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman.

Gary was drafted 21 October 1965 into the US Army.
When Gary arrived in Vietnam 15 April 1966, he was assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV. B Company was on a combat patrol south of the Filhol Plantation, when several soldiers walked into a hostile mine field detonating several mines. Gary and 9 soldiers died as a result of shrapnel wounds to the body from the mine explosions.
Survived by his parents, Mr & Mrs Orin Brennan of 2522 Wake Worth Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Bronze Star Medal (Merit).
PFC Brennan #52649645
MOS: 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman.

Gary was drafted 21 October 1965 into the US Army.
When Gary arrived in Vietnam 15 April 1966, he was assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV. B Company was on a combat patrol south of the Filhol Plantation, when several soldiers walked into a hostile mine field detonating several mines. Gary and 9 soldiers died as a result of shrapnel wounds to the body from the mine explosions.
Survived by his parents, Mr & Mrs Orin Brennan of 2522 Wake Worth Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Bronze Star Medal (Merit).

Gravesite Details

, Burial Date: 1967//, Ref: Cemetery Records


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  • Maintained by: Tony
  • Originally Created by: Graves
  • Added: May 26, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90793335/gary_o-brennan: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Gary O Brennan (28 Dec 1945–18 Jan 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90793335, citing Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 47235247).