World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert J. Drennan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marion, Kentucky
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS AN AVIATION CADET STUDENT GLIDER PILOT, WHO DIED AUGUST 14, 1942 DURING A TRAINING MISSION. HIS L-2, AN OBSERVATION AND LIAISON AIRCRAFT (NICKNAME: GRASSHOPPER) CRASHED NEAR FORT MORGAN, COLORADO. A CIVILIAN FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.