William Ransom Breithaupt

1920 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	William Ransom Breithaupt
  Born	7 Aug 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Residence	1921	23 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Zion Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58470P
  Died	13 Sep 1944	near, Cologne, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [4]
  Person ID	I58470	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Walter Breithaupt,   b. 7 Jun 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1977  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Gertrude J. Hughes,   b. 1893, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1954, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1919	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F19224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William Ransom Breithaupt source: https://www.acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/breithaupt.htm

  
  

• Notes

  BREITHAUPT, WILLIAM RANSOM F/O(P) J17271 D.F.C. From York Mills. Ontario Killed In Action Sep.13/44 age 24. #239 Squadron (Exploramus). F/O. Breithaupt was flying Mosquito aircraft # DZ 254 and was escorting bombers over Germany when he was shot up by a German ME-110 fighter aircraft near Cologne, Germany. The ME-110 overshot the Mosquito and was in turn shot down by the Mosquito. Breithaupt was killed but the crew of the enemy aircraft survived. Flying Officer Pilot Breithaupt is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany They Shall Not Grow Old

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . I know that my Redeemer liveth/ Wm. W. Breithaupt/ June 7, 1894 - Jan. 7, 1977/ his beloved wife/ Gertrude I. Hughes/ Jan. 16, 1894 - Apr. 10, 1954/ Wm. R. Breithaupt, D.F.C./ Aug. 7, 1920 - Sept. 12, 1944/ killed in action/ Breithaupt/ (A) Mother [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1920). William Ransom Breithaupt (1920-1944) - Find A... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170637254/william-ransom-breithaupt. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, R., Wesel, K., & Cemetery, R. (1920). Flying Officer ( Pilot ) William Ransom Breithaupt... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18405950/william-ransom-breithaupt. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 5756 (1919), Wm. Walter Breithaupt-Gertrude J. Hughes. Wm Walter Breithaupt, mfrr. of Kitchener, Birth Place: Kitchener Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1894 Father Name: L J Breithaupt Mother Name: Emma A Devitt Breithaupt Spouse Name: Gertrude J Hughes, residence Toronto, Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Toronto Spouse Father Name: S R Hughes Spouse Mother Name: Margaret Ashfield Hughes Marriage Date: 1 Oct 1919 Marriage Location: York, Toronto

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Aug 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Zion Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Sep 1944 - near, Cologne, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Buried - - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  = Link to Google Earth