Donald Irwin
Military
UPL 65049
UPL 65049
Riches Crew, 545th Bomb Squad, 384th Bomb Group. Crashed 25 June 1943, 42-30143, Mission No. 67.
Back, left-to-right: William Boomhower, Bombardier; Donald Irwin, Navigator; Richard McCray, Co-Pilot; George Riches, Pilot; Bernard Anderson, Engineer. Front, left-to-right: Ralph Lavoie, Ball Turret; Freeman Penney, Radio; Stan Martin, Tail Gunner; Guy Smith, Right Waist; William Waller, Left Waist.
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Back, left-to-right: William Boomhower, Bombardier; Donald Irwin, Navigator; Richard McCray, Co-Pilot; George Riches, Pilot; Bernard Anderson, Engineer. Front, left-to-right: Ralph Lavoie, Ball Turret; Freeman Penney, Radio; Stan Martin, Tail Gunner; Guy Smith, Right Waist; William Waller, Left Waist.
Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #42-30143 'Yankee powerhouse'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39832711
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742514
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733727
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14074156
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Powerhouse
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 25 June 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16378 / MACR 16378, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database