George Frederick Breslin (1892 - 1918)

Born 1 Oct 1892 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 17 Dec 1918 at age 26 in Hicks, Lee, Texas, United States

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Biography

George Frederick was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1892, the son of Thomas and Sarah Jane (Breen) Breslin.^[1] He was a twin brother of Eliza Jane Breslin. He grew up in Boston, one of 12 children.^[2] In 1910, he was 17 years old and employed as an office boy for a lawyer.^[3]

At the time of the war draft registration in June 1917, he was living in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked as a clerk for the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. He was described as being of a medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair.^[4]

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 62.^[5]

He enlisted in the 79th Aero Sq. on December 8, 1917, during World War 1. He was transferred in May, 1918, to the 275th Aero Sq, and then in August to Sq. E, Air Service Headquarters, Taliaferro Field, Texas. Earned promotions to Corporal (March 1918) and later Sergeant (November 1918).^[6] He died of pneumonia and influenza a month later, in December of 1918.^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXWW-NX5 : 6 February 2018), George Frederick Breslin, 01 Oct 1892, Somerville, Massachusetts
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Y9-3KD : accessed 25 March 2019), George F Breslin in household of Thomas J Breslin, Precinct 6 Boston city Ward 5, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KJ-GZ9 : accessed 25 March 2019), George W Breslin in household of Thomas Breslin, Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZN2-GZP : 13 March 2018), George Frederick Breslin, 1917-1918;
5. ↑ Knights of Columbus U.S. Members Killed in World War 1, accessed 24 March 2018
6. ↑ Report of the Commission on Massachusetts' Part in the World War", by Eben Putnam, 1928, Vol. 2, p. 340
7. ↑ Boston Evening Globe, Dec. 21, 1918, p. 4
8. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3S8-6YB : 13 March 2018), George F Breslin, 17 Dec 1918

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZY-WCD5 : 5 December 2018), George Frederick Breslin