Name FORREST William Brininstool
Gender Male
Birth Date 12 Jun 1916
Death Date 14 Oct 2009
SSN
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date 9 Nov 1945
Page number 1
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BRININSTOOL, FORREST W. Passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the age of 93 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Geraldine (Jenkins) Brininstool; sisters, Genevieve and Mary Lou; and brothers, Gerald, Donald and Ralph. Survived by one daughter; Karen (Tom) Gazella; two sons, William (Chris) and David (Ann); six grandchildren, Beth, Joey, Andy, Mark, Lisa, and Andrew; two sisters, Betty Bretes and Maxine Bones; and special honorary daughter, Melody (Bruce) Chapman. Born in Waterloo in 1916, Forrie was raised and lived in Jackson nearly 90 years, moving to St. Joseph near his daughter in 2005. A graduate of Jackson High School, he worked as a tool and die maker and supervisor at Teer-Wickwire for 48 years. He was also co-owner of Jenkins Ayrshire Dairy with his brother-in-law, Lynn Jenkins for 30 years. During WWII he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber in the 491st Bomb Group, Army Air Corp. He was shot down and seriously wounded over Hanover, Germany, surviving 10 months as a POW. Truly a member of the Great Generation, he was generous and kind, and loved and respected by his family and friends. Mr. Brininstool is at the Desnoyer Funeral Home where services will be held Saturday 1:30 p.m. The Reverend Robert V. Marston officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
www.Mlive.com/obits www.desnoyerfuneralhome.com
Desnoyer Funeral Home Family owned for 117 years
Published in Jackson Citizen Patriot on October 15, 2009
Engineer S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool POW
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 854th Sq. 491st Bomb Group
Service
Awards: Purple Heart.
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. KIA
Target: Hanover, Germany
Date Lost: 26-Aug-44
Serial Number:# 42 -110107
Aircraft Model B-24J
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:" Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm "
Location: RUSSELSHEIM
Cause: anti-aircraft fire Crew of 9 6KIA 3POW
THE RUSSELSHEIM MASSACRE
The Wham! Bam! At that time was part of the largest formation of aircraft ever
to leave England: Approaching the target they ran into heavy anti-aircraft fire.
Just after releasing their bombs right on target the plane took several burst of
flak. One direct hit in the bomb bay area knocked out the hydraulic system, one
engine, and damaged two other engines. The bail out order was given. The crew
landed in a farm area. Brininstool had suffered a shrapnel wound in the stomach,
and was very fortunate when a farm couple took him in and cleaned his wound. The
rest of the crew was rounded up by Luftwaffe personnel and placed in a cell in
the town hall. Dumont and Rogers suffered ankle injuries. The captured crew was
taken by train to a German Air Force base near Munster. Brininstool was taken to
a clinic where a Doctor operated on his stomach wound, then placed in a hospital
in Munster for further treatment. He was then taken by guards to a POW
interrogation center near Frankfurt. The remaining eight crewmembers while on a
12 hour train ride ran into a bombed out section of track near Russelsheim and
were forced to detrain. The guards escorted the airmen toward Russelsheim
expecting to catch another train beyond the damaged area. A large violent crowd
quickly formed and immediately turned into an uncontrollable mob who started
beating the airmen with sticks, rocks, and shovels. The group was joined by a
German air-raid warden, Josef Hartgen, who was armed with a 6.35mm pistol. Six
crew were executed by Hartnman and the civilian mob. Sgt. William M. Adams, and
Sgt. Sidney E. Brown survived and escaped, later to be recaptured. The crew
originally consisted of nine, with S/Sgt. Brininstool wounded and sent to a
German hospital six were executed.
The " Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm " crew
1st/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. John N. Sekul Co Pilot KIA
Fl/Of.
Haigus Tufenkjian Navigator KIA
S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool Engineer POW
S/Sgt.
Thomas D. Williams, Jr Radio Op. KIA
Sgt.
William A. Dumont Gunner KIA
Sgt.
Elmore L. Austin Gunner
S/Sgt. William M. Adams Gunner POW
Sgt.Sydney E. Brown Gunner POW
Bio provided by John Dowdy
PFC Lloyd L Valyou
This name provided by Michael V Drachman
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Name: FORREST William Brininstool
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1916
Death Date: 14 Oct 2009
SSN: 385032359
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date: 9 Nov 1945
Page number: 1
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Name: Mr Forrest Brininstool
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1916
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage License Place: Jackson
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1935
Marriage Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan
Father: Wm Brininstool
Mother: Jennie Toppenberg
Spouse: Geraldine Jenkins
County File Number: 384
State File Number: 38 5900
Gender Male
Birth Date 12 Jun 1916
Death Date 14 Oct 2009
SSN
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date 9 Nov 1945
Page number 1
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BRININSTOOL, FORREST W. Passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the age of 93 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Geraldine (Jenkins) Brininstool; sisters, Genevieve and Mary Lou; and brothers, Gerald, Donald and Ralph. Survived by one daughter; Karen (Tom) Gazella; two sons, William (Chris) and David (Ann); six grandchildren, Beth, Joey, Andy, Mark, Lisa, and Andrew; two sisters, Betty Bretes and Maxine Bones; and special honorary daughter, Melody (Bruce) Chapman. Born in Waterloo in 1916, Forrie was raised and lived in Jackson nearly 90 years, moving to St. Joseph near his daughter in 2005. A graduate of Jackson High School, he worked as a tool and die maker and supervisor at Teer-Wickwire for 48 years. He was also co-owner of Jenkins Ayrshire Dairy with his brother-in-law, Lynn Jenkins for 30 years. During WWII he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber in the 491st Bomb Group, Army Air Corp. He was shot down and seriously wounded over Hanover, Germany, surviving 10 months as a POW. Truly a member of the Great Generation, he was generous and kind, and loved and respected by his family and friends. Mr. Brininstool is at the Desnoyer Funeral Home where services will be held Saturday 1:30 p.m. The Reverend Robert V. Marston officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
www.Mlive.com/obits www.desnoyerfuneralhome.com
Desnoyer Funeral Home Family owned for 117 years
Published in Jackson Citizen Patriot on October 15, 2009
Engineer S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool POW
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 854th Sq. 491st Bomb Group
Service
Awards: Purple Heart.
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. KIA
Target: Hanover, Germany
Date Lost: 26-Aug-44
Serial Number:# 42 -110107
Aircraft Model B-24J
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:" Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm "
Location: RUSSELSHEIM
Cause: anti-aircraft fire Crew of 9 6KIA 3POW
THE RUSSELSHEIM MASSACRE
The Wham! Bam! At that time was part of the largest formation of aircraft ever
to leave England: Approaching the target they ran into heavy anti-aircraft fire.
Just after releasing their bombs right on target the plane took several burst of
flak. One direct hit in the bomb bay area knocked out the hydraulic system, one
engine, and damaged two other engines. The bail out order was given. The crew
landed in a farm area. Brininstool had suffered a shrapnel wound in the stomach,
and was very fortunate when a farm couple took him in and cleaned his wound. The
rest of the crew was rounded up by Luftwaffe personnel and placed in a cell in
the town hall. Dumont and Rogers suffered ankle injuries. The captured crew was
taken by train to a German Air Force base near Munster. Brininstool was taken to
a clinic where a Doctor operated on his stomach wound, then placed in a hospital
in Munster for further treatment. He was then taken by guards to a POW
interrogation center near Frankfurt. The remaining eight crewmembers while on a
12 hour train ride ran into a bombed out section of track near Russelsheim and
were forced to detrain. The guards escorted the airmen toward Russelsheim
expecting to catch another train beyond the damaged area. A large violent crowd
quickly formed and immediately turned into an uncontrollable mob who started
beating the airmen with sticks, rocks, and shovels. The group was joined by a
German air-raid warden, Josef Hartgen, who was armed with a 6.35mm pistol. Six
crew were executed by Hartnman and the civilian mob. Sgt. William M. Adams, and
Sgt. Sidney E. Brown survived and escaped, later to be recaptured. The crew
originally consisted of nine, with S/Sgt. Brininstool wounded and sent to a
German hospital six were executed.
The " Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm " crew
1st/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. John N. Sekul Co Pilot KIA
Fl/Of.
Haigus Tufenkjian Navigator KIA
S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool Engineer POW
S/Sgt.
Thomas D. Williams, Jr Radio Op. KIA
Sgt.
William A. Dumont Gunner KIA
Sgt.
Elmore L. Austin Gunner
S/Sgt. William M. Adams Gunner POW
Sgt.Sydney E. Brown Gunner POW
Bio provided by John Dowdy
PFC Lloyd L Valyou
This name provided by Michael V Drachman
**************************
Name: FORREST William Brininstool
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1916
Death Date: 14 Oct 2009
SSN: 385032359
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date: 9 Nov 1945
Page number: 1
**************************
Name: Mr Forrest Brininstool
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1916
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage License Place: Jackson
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1935
Marriage Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan
Father: Wm Brininstool
Mother: Jennie Toppenberg
Spouse: Geraldine Jenkins
County File Number: 384
State File Number: 38 5900
Name FORREST William Brininstool
Gender Male
Birth Date 12 Jun 1916
Death Date 14 Oct 2009
SSN
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date 9 Nov 1945
Page number 1
************************************
BRININSTOOL, FORREST W. Passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the age of 93 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Geraldine (Jenkins) Brininstool; sisters, Genevieve and Mary Lou; and brothers, Gerald, Donald and Ralph. Survived by one daughter; Karen (Tom) Gazella; two sons, William (Chris) and David (Ann); six grandchildren, Beth, Joey, Andy, Mark, Lisa, and Andrew; two sisters, Betty Bretes and Maxine Bones; and special honorary daughter, Melody (Bruce) Chapman. Born in Waterloo in 1916, Forrie was raised and lived in Jackson nearly 90 years, moving to St. Joseph near his daughter in 2005. A graduate of Jackson High School, he worked as a tool and die maker and supervisor at Teer-Wickwire for 48 years. He was also co-owner of Jenkins Ayrshire Dairy with his brother-in-law, Lynn Jenkins for 30 years. During WWII he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber in the 491st Bomb Group, Army Air Corp. He was shot down and seriously wounded over Hanover, Germany, surviving 10 months as a POW. Truly a member of the Great Generation, he was generous and kind, and loved and respected by his family and friends. Mr. Brininstool is at the Desnoyer Funeral Home where services will be held Saturday 1:30 p.m. The Reverend Robert V. Marston officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
www.Mlive.com/obits www.desnoyerfuneralhome.com
Desnoyer Funeral Home Family owned for 117 years
Published in Jackson Citizen Patriot on October 15, 2009
Engineer S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool POW
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 854th Sq. 491st Bomb Group
Service
Awards: Purple Heart.
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. KIA
Target: Hanover, Germany
Date Lost: 26-Aug-44
Serial Number:# 42 -110107
Aircraft Model B-24J
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:" Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm "
Location: RUSSELSHEIM
Cause: anti-aircraft fire Crew of 9 6KIA 3POW
THE RUSSELSHEIM MASSACRE
The Wham! Bam! At that time was part of the largest formation of aircraft ever
to leave England: Approaching the target they ran into heavy anti-aircraft fire.
Just after releasing their bombs right on target the plane took several burst of
flak. One direct hit in the bomb bay area knocked out the hydraulic system, one
engine, and damaged two other engines. The bail out order was given. The crew
landed in a farm area. Brininstool had suffered a shrapnel wound in the stomach,
and was very fortunate when a farm couple took him in and cleaned his wound. The
rest of the crew was rounded up by Luftwaffe personnel and placed in a cell in
the town hall. Dumont and Rogers suffered ankle injuries. The captured crew was
taken by train to a German Air Force base near Munster. Brininstool was taken to
a clinic where a Doctor operated on his stomach wound, then placed in a hospital
in Munster for further treatment. He was then taken by guards to a POW
interrogation center near Frankfurt. The remaining eight crewmembers while on a
12 hour train ride ran into a bombed out section of track near Russelsheim and
were forced to detrain. The guards escorted the airmen toward Russelsheim
expecting to catch another train beyond the damaged area. A large violent crowd
quickly formed and immediately turned into an uncontrollable mob who started
beating the airmen with sticks, rocks, and shovels. The group was joined by a
German air-raid warden, Josef Hartgen, who was armed with a 6.35mm pistol. Six
crew were executed by Hartnman and the civilian mob. Sgt. William M. Adams, and
Sgt. Sidney E. Brown survived and escaped, later to be recaptured. The crew
originally consisted of nine, with S/Sgt. Brininstool wounded and sent to a
German hospital six were executed.
The " Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm " crew
1st/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. John N. Sekul Co Pilot KIA
Fl/Of.
Haigus Tufenkjian Navigator KIA
S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool Engineer POW
S/Sgt.
Thomas D. Williams, Jr Radio Op. KIA
Sgt.
William A. Dumont Gunner KIA
Sgt.
Elmore L. Austin Gunner
S/Sgt. William M. Adams Gunner POW
Sgt.Sydney E. Brown Gunner POW
Bio provided by John Dowdy
PFC Lloyd L Valyou
This name provided by Michael V Drachman
**************************
Name: FORREST William Brininstool
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1916
Death Date: 14 Oct 2009
SSN: 385032359
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date: 9 Nov 1945
Page number: 1
**************************
Name: Mr Forrest Brininstool
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1916
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage License Place: Jackson
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1935
Marriage Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan
Father: Wm Brininstool
Mother: Jennie Toppenberg
Spouse: Geraldine Jenkins
County File Number: 384
State File Number: 38 5900
Gender Male
Birth Date 12 Jun 1916
Death Date 14 Oct 2009
SSN
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date 9 Nov 1945
Page number 1
************************************
BRININSTOOL, FORREST W. Passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the age of 93 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Geraldine (Jenkins) Brininstool; sisters, Genevieve and Mary Lou; and brothers, Gerald, Donald and Ralph. Survived by one daughter; Karen (Tom) Gazella; two sons, William (Chris) and David (Ann); six grandchildren, Beth, Joey, Andy, Mark, Lisa, and Andrew; two sisters, Betty Bretes and Maxine Bones; and special honorary daughter, Melody (Bruce) Chapman. Born in Waterloo in 1916, Forrie was raised and lived in Jackson nearly 90 years, moving to St. Joseph near his daughter in 2005. A graduate of Jackson High School, he worked as a tool and die maker and supervisor at Teer-Wickwire for 48 years. He was also co-owner of Jenkins Ayrshire Dairy with his brother-in-law, Lynn Jenkins for 30 years. During WWII he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber in the 491st Bomb Group, Army Air Corp. He was shot down and seriously wounded over Hanover, Germany, surviving 10 months as a POW. Truly a member of the Great Generation, he was generous and kind, and loved and respected by his family and friends. Mr. Brininstool is at the Desnoyer Funeral Home where services will be held Saturday 1:30 p.m. The Reverend Robert V. Marston officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
www.Mlive.com/obits www.desnoyerfuneralhome.com
Desnoyer Funeral Home Family owned for 117 years
Published in Jackson Citizen Patriot on October 15, 2009
Engineer S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool POW
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 854th Sq. 491st Bomb Group
Service
Awards: Purple Heart.
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. KIA
Target: Hanover, Germany
Date Lost: 26-Aug-44
Serial Number:# 42 -110107
Aircraft Model B-24J
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:" Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm "
Location: RUSSELSHEIM
Cause: anti-aircraft fire Crew of 9 6KIA 3POW
THE RUSSELSHEIM MASSACRE
The Wham! Bam! At that time was part of the largest formation of aircraft ever
to leave England: Approaching the target they ran into heavy anti-aircraft fire.
Just after releasing their bombs right on target the plane took several burst of
flak. One direct hit in the bomb bay area knocked out the hydraulic system, one
engine, and damaged two other engines. The bail out order was given. The crew
landed in a farm area. Brininstool had suffered a shrapnel wound in the stomach,
and was very fortunate when a farm couple took him in and cleaned his wound. The
rest of the crew was rounded up by Luftwaffe personnel and placed in a cell in
the town hall. Dumont and Rogers suffered ankle injuries. The captured crew was
taken by train to a German Air Force base near Munster. Brininstool was taken to
a clinic where a Doctor operated on his stomach wound, then placed in a hospital
in Munster for further treatment. He was then taken by guards to a POW
interrogation center near Frankfurt. The remaining eight crewmembers while on a
12 hour train ride ran into a bombed out section of track near Russelsheim and
were forced to detrain. The guards escorted the airmen toward Russelsheim
expecting to catch another train beyond the damaged area. A large violent crowd
quickly formed and immediately turned into an uncontrollable mob who started
beating the airmen with sticks, rocks, and shovels. The group was joined by a
German air-raid warden, Josef Hartgen, who was armed with a 6.35mm pistol. Six
crew were executed by Hartnman and the civilian mob. Sgt. William M. Adams, and
Sgt. Sidney E. Brown survived and escaped, later to be recaptured. The crew
originally consisted of nine, with S/Sgt. Brininstool wounded and sent to a
German hospital six were executed.
The " Wham! Bam! Thank You , Ma'm " crew
1st/Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. John N. Sekul Co Pilot KIA
Fl/Of.
Haigus Tufenkjian Navigator KIA
S/Sgt.Forrest W. Brininstool Engineer POW
S/Sgt.
Thomas D. Williams, Jr Radio Op. KIA
Sgt.
William A. Dumont Gunner KIA
Sgt.
Elmore L. Austin Gunner
S/Sgt. William M. Adams Gunner POW
Sgt.Sydney E. Brown Gunner POW
Bio provided by John Dowdy
PFC Lloyd L Valyou
This name provided by Michael V Drachman
**************************
Name: FORREST William Brininstool
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1916
Death Date: 14 Oct 2009
SSN: 385032359
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 30 Mar 1943
Discharge Date: 9 Nov 1945
Page number: 1
**************************
Name: Mr Forrest Brininstool
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1916
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage License Place: Jackson
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1935
Marriage Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Jackson, Michigan
Father: Wm Brininstool
Mother: Jennie Toppenberg
Spouse: Geraldine Jenkins
County File Number: 384
State File Number: 38 5900
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