Harold Ray Brellenthin
Graduating
Class of 1943
Served in
World War II
First Lieutenant
Harold Ray Brellenthin
Army Air Forces
12th Air Force
Hometown
Lake Geneva, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Anzio, Italy
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Elkhorn, WI
More About First Lieutenant Brellenthin
First Lieutenant Brellenthin piloted a B-25 named “Pride of the Lakes of Wisconsin.” While attacking enemy troop concentrations near Cisterna, Italy, his plane became severely damaged. Brellenthin was killed when he swerved his damaged aircraft to avoid striking a hospital ship, lost control, and crashed into the sea.