Alanson L Irish

Military

Assigned to 2108th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter

He died 27 July 1998 and was survived by his wife Louise.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Devens, MA, USA 16 June 1943

Born

Massachusetts, USA
Worcester County, MA, USA

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

Ringmasters' Log Summer 1998

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Contributorusaeff
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Access to Archival Databases: https://aad.archives.gov
492nd Bomb Group website: http://492ndbombgroup.com

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ContributorAAM
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491st BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia