Richard T. Breternitz, age 86, WWII Navy Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Beth J., nee McCalla, (2011). Loving father of William (Sandra), Jay (Muriel), Nancy (Richard) Collins. Cherished grandfather of Laura and Jamie. Dearest brother of Lois (William) Monfries. Dear uncle of Kathleen, Kenneth and Lorraine.
Mr. Breternitz was a retired operating engineer at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, who served on the USS Pillsbury (DE-133) in the Atlantic fleet task force that captured the German U-505 submarine off the coast of French West Africa two days before D-Day. The U-505 is on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
Mr. Breternitz was a retired operating engineer at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, who served on the USS Pillsbury (DE-133) in the Atlantic fleet task force that captured the German U-505 submarine off the coast of French West Africa two days before D-Day. The U-505 is on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
Richard T. Breternitz, age 86, WWII Navy Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Beth J., nee McCalla, (2011). Loving father of William (Sandra), Jay (Muriel), Nancy (Richard) Collins. Cherished grandfather of Laura and Jamie. Dearest brother of Lois (William) Monfries. Dear uncle of Kathleen, Kenneth and Lorraine.
Mr. Breternitz was a retired operating engineer at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, who served on the USS Pillsbury (DE-133) in the Atlantic fleet task force that captured the German U-505 submarine off the coast of French West Africa two days before D-Day. The U-505 is on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
Mr. Breternitz was a retired operating engineer at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, who served on the USS Pillsbury (DE-133) in the Atlantic fleet task force that captured the German U-505 submarine off the coast of French West Africa two days before D-Day. The U-505 is on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
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