Donald W Breecher
Military ROLL OF HONOURWas on board B-24 #42-52447, which collided on 16 August 1944 above Zerbst, Germany, with B-24 #42-51098 of the same Squadron. Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, about 200m from the crash location of 098. Killed In Action (KIA). Still listed as Missing In Action (MIA), his name is etched on the Walls of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35579889 at enlistment, then O-826992
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32845445
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37019026
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Mosigkau, Germany | 16 August 1944 | in the crash of B-24 #42-52447 near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany |
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Buried |
17 August 1944 | in the Mosigkau cemetery | |
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Born |
Desmet, South Dakota, USA | ||
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Other |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium | Still listed as Missing In Action (MIA), his name is etched on the Walls of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle |
Revisions
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, ABMC, MACR 8431, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database