Richard Neal Breesman
MilitaryAssigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Hit in face and shoulder by flak 23-Dec-44. Wounded in Action (WIA)
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Scrumptious
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH | 28 October 1942 | Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
Other Commissioned |
5 December 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
8 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Potomac, MD | 13 September 1993 | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | 20 September 1993 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 59 Site 859 |
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