New England Air Museum
Jack H. Breskend

 
Current Address:   13622 Edgetree Dr., Pineville, NC 28134
 
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Hometown:   Brooklyn, NY
 
Date Entered Service:   February 11, 1942
 
Service Number:   0678674
 
Bomb Group:   40th
 
Squadron:   25th
 
Location of Unit:   Tinian (July, 1945)
 
Missions Flown:   4
 
Hump Missions Flown:  
 
Targets:  
 
Awards/Decorations:  
American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Battle Stars, WWII Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge
 
Service Schools Attended:   Chanute Field (Weather) Jun 1942; Hondo AAF (Navigation) Apr 1943; Childress (Bombardier) Aug 1943
 
Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 8219- Weather Observer, MOS 1036-Navigator-Bombardier
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   1st Lt.
 
Crew Type:   Flight crew
 
Airplane Serial No.& Name:   42-24888 Smilin' Jack
 
Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:   February, 1946
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   February, 1951
 
Post-WWII Military Service:   Inactive Reserve, February 1946 to February 1951.
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Controller -- Corporate Officer
 
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