Melvin H Breckenridge

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.



Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Born

Pondcreek, Oklahoma, USA 25 August 1920

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, OK 19 January 1942

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Vondsundern, Germany 10 October 1943 - Miss Fortune (23328-D, 568): cruelly living up to its namesake, the "Mis Fortune" was struck by a rocket and collided with "Miss Behavin" (23415-Q, 571). The aircraft then broke in two and crashed. Three members of the crew (William E. Wenckens, John W. Danielsen, and Carl F. Spirito) survived, but were subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.

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Shot Down/Ditched/Rescued

Med. Sea, 13 miles off Annaba (Bone), Algeria 17 August 1943

Buried

Pond Creek, OK Pond Creek Cemetery Pond Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Miss" was misspelled.

 

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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2375/images/40050_6440…
http://5085.sydneyplus.com/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53941984/melvin-h.-breckenridge/pho…
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1516867

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396 / MACR 396; MACR 861 / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database