USMA Class of 1940. Cullum No. 11981.
He was the son of Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche.
In June 1943 as George Joseph Labreche, he married Marion Wilburn Sandoz at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
They were the parents of one child.
In 1973, he married Jerrye Mirandona at New Orleans, Louisiana.
His awards included the Silver Star for gallantry in action, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and 15 Air Medals.
In 1935, he joined the Massachusetts Militia and earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon his graduation in 1940, he received his commission in the United States Army Cavalry. He applied for flight school, transferring to the Army Air Corps. His unit, the 31st Fighter Group trained in New Orleans and then transferred to England.
In 1942 he flew his Spitfire in the First American Fighter Raid over occupied France. As a Captain and later a Major, he participated in the invasion of North Africa known as Operation Torch. He flew more than 130 combat sorties. After the Allied Victory in North Africa, he returned To the United States as an instructor for new pilots and to fly B-24s and B-29s.
Later in his career he was in command of several Air Force Bases, including two in Alaska. He also commanded the famed First Fighter Wing. He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Industrial College and earned an MBA from George Washington University. After retiring from the Air Force, he held several executive positions before relocating to New Orleans in 1970. In New Orleans, he was Director of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport. In 1983, he relocated to Bay St. Louis/Waveland in Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche, his first wife, Marion Sandoz and a son. Survivors included his wife, Jerrye Mirandona, seven children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Source: The Times Picayune, November 2, 2003.
He was the son of Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche.
In June 1943 as George Joseph Labreche, he married Marion Wilburn Sandoz at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
They were the parents of one child.
In 1973, he married Jerrye Mirandona at New Orleans, Louisiana.
His awards included the Silver Star for gallantry in action, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and 15 Air Medals.
In 1935, he joined the Massachusetts Militia and earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon his graduation in 1940, he received his commission in the United States Army Cavalry. He applied for flight school, transferring to the Army Air Corps. His unit, the 31st Fighter Group trained in New Orleans and then transferred to England.
In 1942 he flew his Spitfire in the First American Fighter Raid over occupied France. As a Captain and later a Major, he participated in the invasion of North Africa known as Operation Torch. He flew more than 130 combat sorties. After the Allied Victory in North Africa, he returned To the United States as an instructor for new pilots and to fly B-24s and B-29s.
Later in his career he was in command of several Air Force Bases, including two in Alaska. He also commanded the famed First Fighter Wing. He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Industrial College and earned an MBA from George Washington University. After retiring from the Air Force, he held several executive positions before relocating to New Orleans in 1970. In New Orleans, he was Director of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport. In 1983, he relocated to Bay St. Louis/Waveland in Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche, his first wife, Marion Sandoz and a son. Survivors included his wife, Jerrye Mirandona, seven children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Source: The Times Picayune, November 2, 2003.
USMA Class of 1940. Cullum No. 11981.
He was the son of Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche.
In June 1943 as George Joseph Labreche, he married Marion Wilburn Sandoz at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
They were the parents of one child.
In 1973, he married Jerrye Mirandona at New Orleans, Louisiana.
His awards included the Silver Star for gallantry in action, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and 15 Air Medals.
In 1935, he joined the Massachusetts Militia and earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon his graduation in 1940, he received his commission in the United States Army Cavalry. He applied for flight school, transferring to the Army Air Corps. His unit, the 31st Fighter Group trained in New Orleans and then transferred to England.
In 1942 he flew his Spitfire in the First American Fighter Raid over occupied France. As a Captain and later a Major, he participated in the invasion of North Africa known as Operation Torch. He flew more than 130 combat sorties. After the Allied Victory in North Africa, he returned To the United States as an instructor for new pilots and to fly B-24s and B-29s.
Later in his career he was in command of several Air Force Bases, including two in Alaska. He also commanded the famed First Fighter Wing. He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Industrial College and earned an MBA from George Washington University. After retiring from the Air Force, he held several executive positions before relocating to New Orleans in 1970. In New Orleans, he was Director of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport. In 1983, he relocated to Bay St. Louis/Waveland in Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche, his first wife, Marion Sandoz and a son. Survivors included his wife, Jerrye Mirandona, seven children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Source: The Times Picayune, November 2, 2003.
He was the son of Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche.
In June 1943 as George Joseph Labreche, he married Marion Wilburn Sandoz at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
They were the parents of one child.
In 1973, he married Jerrye Mirandona at New Orleans, Louisiana.
His awards included the Silver Star for gallantry in action, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and 15 Air Medals.
In 1935, he joined the Massachusetts Militia and earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon his graduation in 1940, he received his commission in the United States Army Cavalry. He applied for flight school, transferring to the Army Air Corps. His unit, the 31st Fighter Group trained in New Orleans and then transferred to England.
In 1942 he flew his Spitfire in the First American Fighter Raid over occupied France. As a Captain and later a Major, he participated in the invasion of North Africa known as Operation Torch. He flew more than 130 combat sorties. After the Allied Victory in North Africa, he returned To the United States as an instructor for new pilots and to fly B-24s and B-29s.
Later in his career he was in command of several Air Force Bases, including two in Alaska. He also commanded the famed First Fighter Wing. He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Industrial College and earned an MBA from George Washington University. After retiring from the Air Force, he held several executive positions before relocating to New Orleans in 1970. In New Orleans, he was Director of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport. In 1983, he relocated to Bay St. Louis/Waveland in Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Hector La Breche and Jane Bailey La Breche, his first wife, Marion Sandoz and a son. Survivors included his wife, Jerrye Mirandona, seven children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Source: The Times Picayune, November 2, 2003.
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