Irving H Breslauer

Military

Irv Breslauer, who before he celebrated his 21st Birthday, flew 35 jmissions as a B-17 navigator in WWII. Died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he was 83. A native of New York City, he left Queens College in 1942, enlisted in the Army and transferred to the Air Corps after basic training. Among the 35 missions were "shuttle bombing" runs that landed in Russia to refuel, an airdrop of supplies to the French Underground and D-Day bombing.' - Excerpt from obituary in 'Lord Guard & Guide'

Crew Number 43

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-6099

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date15 Dec 2015 22:38:19

ContributorAnonymous

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Irving H. Breslauer was my father. He flew B-17s as a navigator, and went on to serve until he retired in 1973. His last duty station was Scott A.F.B. in Illinois, where he was Director of Information for MAC.

Date10 Nov 2014 09:59:09

ContributorEmily

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Col John L Allen, via American Air Museum memory book correspondence.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:31

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Breslauer%2C+Irving+H