BRECKNER, WILLIAM JOHN JR.

RIP 02/16/2008

Name: William John Breckner, Jr.
Rank/Branch: United States Air Force/O5
Unit: 8 TFW
Date of Birth: 29 May 1933
Home City of Record: Sebring OH
Date of Loss: 30 July 1972
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 210300 North  1055500 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4D #7576
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident:
Refno: 1905

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews.  2023

REMARKS: 730329 RELEASED BY DRV                                             

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William Breckner Jr. retired from the United States Air Force as a Major
General. He and his wife Cheryl resided in Colorado until her death August 11, 2007.

On 02/16/2008 Bud Breckner was killed in a single car accident. He was
returning home from a friend's house when his car left the road and rolled
over. The coroner's office reported that he died instantly.

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