Irvan G O'Hara
MilitaryShot down by ME109s and exploded and crashed near Dorsten, GR on a mission to Oschersleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-3087. 'Clean Cut'. Captured on 22 February 1944. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I. Liberated 1 May 1945 by Russians.
2 DUC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Clean Cut
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Worley, Kentucky | 19 July 1916 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 22 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2466 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self; MACR 2466, Losses of the 8th & 9th air Forces