Charles Robert Breuning
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Object Number - UPL 38540 - KIA on 11 September 1944, F/O Charles R. Breuning flew 33 combat missions with the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, after joining it on 3...
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Hannover/Magdeburg. Crashed near Schwarzenhasel in P-51D 44-14399 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8790.
Formerly with Royal Canadian Air Force, P-51B 43-12208 'Rose of San Antone'
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA | 4 April 1924 | Son of Frank and Florence Breuning. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | 17 December 1943 | Fort Worth, Texas |
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Based |
East Wretham | 3 June 1944 - 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Schwarzenhasel | 11 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Hannover/Magdeburg. Crashed near Schwarzenhasel (s-w. Sontra) in P-51D 44-14399 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8790. |
| San Antonio, Texas | |||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot A Row 2 Grave 2 |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8790 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
