Irwin Arthur Welling
MilitaryAssigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102880 / O-749350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Georgia Peach, Black Puff Polly
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ohio, USA | 27 December 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
1000 N Lawrence Dr #600, Port Clinton, OH 43452, USA | 22 January 1943 | Camp Perry Lacarne Ohio |
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Based |
Glatton | 18 January 1944 - 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged |
United States | 31 October 1945 | Honourably discharged. |
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Died |
Toledo, OH, USA | 29 July 2010 | |
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Buried |
Walbridge, OH 43465, USA | Lake Township Cemetery Walbridge Wood County Ohio | |
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Other Training |
St. Petersburg, FL, USA | Basic training St Petersburg, FL 1943. | |
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Other Training |
Lowry, Aurora, CO, USA | Field Armament School Lowry Field, Denver, CO. | |
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Other Training |
Harlingen, TX, USA | Gunnery School Harlingen, TX 1943. | |
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Other Training |
Ephrata, WA 98823, USA | Flight crew training Ephrata, WA 1943. |