Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material John Patrick Breen Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 819th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bomb Group
- Location of Service: Miami Beach, Florida; Scott Field, Illinois; Kingman Field, Arizona; March Field, California; Wheeler Field, Hawaii; Saipan (Northern Mariana Island); Tyndall Field, Florida; Garden City Field, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/30638
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About this Item
Title
- John Patrick Breen Collection
Names
- Barch, Joan
- Breen, John Patrick
- Riderwood Village Retirement Community RCOI
- Holterman, Jeannemarie
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Breen, John Patrick
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 819th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bomb Group
- Location of Service: Miami Beach, Florida; Scott Field, Illinois; Kingman Field, Arizona; March Field, California; Wheeler Field, Hawaii; Saipan (Northern Mariana Island); Tyndall Field, Florida; Garden City Field, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-05-24)
- Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- (collected 1944-1945)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/30638
Cite as
- John Patrick Breen Collection (AFC/2001/001/30638), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Garden City Field, Kansas
- Kingman Field, Arizona
- March Field, California
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Island)
- Scott Field, Illinois
- Tyndall Field, Florida
- Wheeler Field, Hawaii