142968 Cpl. James Patrick Brennan US Army 8th Company 55th Artillery Regiment from:Rhue, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, Ireland My paternal grand father, James Patrick Brennan (1886-1968) enlisted in the US Army at Fort Andrews, MA. His military service lasted from 29 Aug 1917 to 18 Feb 1919. He was promoted from PFC to Corporal on 22 Aug 1918. He was honourably discharged at Camp Devens MA. He served in France with the American Expeditionary Force from 23 Sept 1918 to 4 Feb 1919. He was a member of the 8th Company, (formerly the 29th Company, NG. of the Coastal Defences of Boston), of the 55th Artillery Regiment, which provided support to the US III and V armies in France during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (29 Sep - 11 Nov 1918). According to his family, after the War he suffered from shell shock or what would now be described as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Prior to his enlistment, he had worked as a motorman for the Boston Elevated Railway out of the Grove and Milk Street Railway Stations. He returned to Ireland in 1920, married and settled down in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo farming a small holding until his death on 8th May 1968.
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