Staff Sergeant Richard K. Breting

1919 - 1945  (25 years)

• Name	Richard K. Breting
  Prefix	Staff Sergeant
  Born	27 Nov 1919	New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 May 1945	Missing in Action over the North Sea
  Buried	Y  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I220637	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Rene Breting,   b. 2 Mar 1891, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 30 Dec 1940, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Thelma Shrigley,   b. 30 Sep 1894, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 1988, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F80313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melba M. Geldmacher,   b. 15 Jul 1920, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 2003, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1941	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Kathryn Elaine Breting
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F80311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Richard K. Breting (I220637) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I220637&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Here's what I found about Richard. Birth: 27 Nov 1919 New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Died: 31 May 1945 Missing in Action over the North Sea (His remains were never found.) Richard has 2 memorials on FindAGrave. The 1st is on his parent's headstone & the 2nd is a memorial for missing service members at Madingley American Cemetery, Cambridge, England. 1st; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106329384 2nd; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56288061 Part of Richard's obit reads; He was the son of Rene Breting and Thelma Shrigley Breting. He left a widow, Melba Geldmacher Breting and one child. Father: Rene Breting Birth: 02 Mar 1891 Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Died: 30 Dec 1940 Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Burial: Evergreen Burial Park, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Rene is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106329383 Mother: Thelma Shrigley Birth: 30 Sep 1894 Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Died: 04 Sep 1988 Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Burial: Evergreen Burial Park, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA Thelma is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106964428 Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). SSgt Richard K Breting Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Nov. 27, 1919 Death: May 31, 1945 Richard was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy. Service # 35234604. He was the son of Rene Breting and Thelma Shrigley Breting.He left a widow, Melba Geldmacher Breting and an only child, Kathryn Elaine Breting Zeeck. Lost aboard B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8237, nicknamed "Dallas Dollie" near/or over England. Missing in Action He entered the Service from New Philadelphia, Ohio. Awards: In addition to the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, he received the Presidential Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and Good Conduct Medal. In respect of the photos kindly provided by Kathryn - the first is a group photo of the flight crew and the other contains all the names of the flight crew and a photo of Richard. See also memorial site Family links: Parents: Rene Breting (1891 - 1940) Thelma Breting (1894 - 1988) Burial: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England Plot: Tablets of the Missing Maintained by: geoffrey gillon Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 06, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56288061