Edwin G Breaw

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

LT. Edwin G. Breaw's B-17 'Yellow Cab' that he flew was critically damaged by shrapnel and crashed in the English channel on the course back to England; He and the crew members were Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yellow Cab
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

4 November 1944

Born

Humboldt, Iowa, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 4 November 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Kenneth R Allbaugh, via American Air Museum memory book correspondence

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10162 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database