BRENNAN DE 13
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid February 28 1942 Launched August 22 1942 as HMS BENTINCK BDE-13 Reallocated to U.S. Navy, reclassified DE-13 Renamed January 6 1943 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1944-45)
Postmarks
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Official Business
Posted from another ship or station...ship only carried Type 2z* and 3z devices
Other Information
BRENNAN earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - John Joseph Brennan USNR (June 14 1920 - April 3 1942)
Brennan attended LaSalle College and earned a BA degree before enlisting in the Naval Reserve on July 6 1940. He trained in the former battleship USS WYOMING AG-17 before he terminated his enlistment to accept an appointment as a Midshipman in the Naval Reserve on August 10 1940. Brennan was a member of the first class to be educated at the Naval Reserve Midshipman’s School, New York. He trained for three months at the floating armory that had been created out of the former battleship, ILLINOIS, and reported for duty on the Neutrality Patrol in USS QUINCY CA-39 on November 29 1940. After serving in that heavy cruiser for almost a year, he was detached on December 15 1941 to join Armed Guard Crew Number 34 at the Armed Guard Center, New York. He reported for duty on December 20 1941 and, on the last day of 1941, received orders detailing him to command the armed guard unit of the freighter OTHO. On April 3 1942, while the ship steamed alone off the eastern seaboard, U-754 torpedoed her and sent her to the bottom. Ens. Brennan was among those killed
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