Robert C Breasbois
MilitaryAssigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-30197 'Mission Belle', hit by flak on bomb run 11-Apr-44. Landed in Kristianopel, Sweden. Interned.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064872 / O-803669
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mission Belle
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Saginaw County, MI | 18 September 1922 | Son of Chester and Verna V Breasbois. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 27 December 1941 | Detroit, Michigan |
Other Interned (INT) |
Kristianopel, Sweden | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-30197 'Mission Belle', hit by flak on bomb run 11-Apr-44. Landed in Kristianopel, Sweden. Interned. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
22 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Merrill, MI | 27 April 2006 | |
Buried |
Memorial Gardens Cemetery Midland, Midland County, MI | 30 April 2006 | Memorial Gardens Cemetery Midland, Midland County, Michigan |
Based |
Great Ashfield | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3822 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database