Louis H Breitenbach

Military

Damaged by fighters on a mission to Ascherleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31399, made a forced landing near Wijk bij Duurstede, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-17G Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31399) of the 303rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G 42-31399. 303 BG. 22-2-44. RNAF.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 17 October 1920

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Crashlanded

Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands 22 February 1944 Damaged by fighters on a mission to Ascherleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31399, made a forced landing near Wijk bij Duurstede, Holland.

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Liège, Belgium 24 June 1944 - 11 July 1944 Captured by Nazis on 24 Jun 1944 in Liege, Belgium after evading with the Dutch Underground.

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft 4, Tychowo, Poland 12 July 1944 - 6 February 1945 Arrived at Stalag Luft 4 prisoner-of-war camp in Gross-Tychow on 12 July 1944.

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany 7 February 1945 - 1 May 1945 Arrived at Stalag Luft 1 prisoner-of-war camp in Barth on 7 Feb 1945. Liberated by Russian Army on 1 May 1945.

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From personal diary of Louis Breitenbach in possession of his son.

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From personal diary of Louis H. Breitenbach in possession of his son.

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From personal diary of Louis H. Breitenbach in possession of son.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2645 / MACR 2645, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database