Alexander Joseph Bredacs Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 64878 - Alexander J. Bredacs, Navigator, 547th Bomb Squad, 384th Bomb Group. KIA 22 June 1943, 42-5853, Mission No. 65
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 #425853 'Salvage Queen. ' Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR#14667
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35166364
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32371427
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733346
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37184183
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 22 June 1943 | Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched in the English Channel. |
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Buried Or Memorial |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Combined information from duplicate record MACR 14668 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14668, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…