Francis Joseph Brennan 

*Correct spelling of surname: Brennan*

*No plaque located*

*The list of Liberty Row names shows that this soldier's plaque was placed at "St. Clair to Superior Ave. (Right)." 

Birth: 8/22/1898, Cleveland, OH

Address: grandmother's address 2020 Columbus Rd., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: Caucasian; native-born Clevelander

Appearance: (see photo)

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: Enlistment date 6/22/1918 U.S. Marine Corps; Private in AEF

Service Number: 4607715

Deployment: not known

Action: Parris Island SC Co D6 Sep Bn Aug 14/18; Quantico Va; France Aug 27/18; Jd 67 Co 5 Regt Oct 13/18. Meuse-Argonne. Wounded in Action Nov 1/18. AEF Aug 27/18 to death. Char Exc [character excellent]

Death: November 2, 1918 at age 20; cause of death Died of Wounds

Burial: Body returned August, 1921 aboard USAT Wheaton; burial 9/9/1921 Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, but there is no grave photo or grave location on the cemetery website

Next of Kin: Mrs. Anna Brennan, grandmother, 2020 Columbus Rd., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: research was made more difficult due to the large number of people in Cleveland, OH with the surname Brennan; Private Francis J. Brennan was listed as a Trumpeter in at least one muster roll for the USMC (drummers and trumpeters were primarily focused on conveying military commands through their instruments)

Grandmother: Anna Brennan (1855-1936), born Ireland, emigrated 1861, married John F. Brennan, son George A. Brennan (1888-1963); all buried at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH along with Francis Joseph Brennan, but the grave locations were not listed on the Calvary Cemetery website