Edwin J Irwin
MilitaryAssigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Eastman crew. Missed the 7-Jun-44 mission to Tourre. ETD
Awards: PH, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19033449 / O-687012
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wilson
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Walsh County, ND | 25 September 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN | 30 October 1942 | Fort Snelling, Minnesota |
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Died |
Grand Forks, ND | 23 February 2005 | |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND | 26 February 2005 | Calvary Cemetery Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/67172642-edwin-j-irwin
https://www.fold3.com/record/84675264-edwin-j-irwin
https://www.fold3.com/record/627796771-edwin-irwin-1915
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/Originalcrews.htm
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/b24s/42-52738.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154711825/edwin-j_-irwin
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia