Malcolm Kiphart Breeze
MilitaryAssigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31774 'Vera Mae. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3766
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Vera Mae
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Paris, KY | 10 August 1917 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 13 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Died |
Orlando, FL | 18 June 1980 | |
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Buried |
Woodlawn Memorial Park Gotha, Orange County, FL | 21 June 1980 | Woodlawn Memorial Park Gotha, Orange County, Florida |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 13 April 1944 | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3766 / MACR 3766; Snetterton Falcons, pg 132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database