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Albert Bernard Breck

image of Albert Breck in uniform

 Albert Bernard Breck

  • Branch of Service: Merchant Marines
  • Name of Ship: SS Watertown and SS Wahoo Swamp
  • Highest Rank: Seaman 2nd Class
  • Military Service Dates: April 6, 1944 - November 26, 1945
  • Civilian War Service: May 1942 - March 1944

Topics: 

  • Miner at Homestake Gold Mine in Lead
  • Constructed secret Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility
  • Thanksgiving dinner menu 
  • Wrote Poem called "Alone" 

Independent Submission by his Daughters 

Materials Submitted by Albert Breck's Daughters

Albert Bernard Breck WWII Service (Click to Read)

Tribute to Albert Bernard Breck (Click to Read

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