Drennan, Fred O.
- Date of death:
- September 18th, 1944 (near Best/North Brabant, Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
Posthumously awarded.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
Sources
- - Rapport, L., Northwood Jr., A, Rendezvous with Destiny – A History of the 101st Airborne Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000 (reprint of the original 1948 edition not the later 1965 second edition)
- Koskimaki, G.E., Hell’s Highway – De 101e Airborne Divisie tijdens operatie Market Garden (deel 1), Kempen Pers, Hapert, Nederland, 1991 (Nederlandse vertaling))
- marketgarden.com
- ww2-airborne.us
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