Irvin W Casey

Military

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Gunner on B-17G 42-102936. Mid-air collision. Crashed near Hitchin, England. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oklahoma, USA 30 August 1924 Son of George W and Mamie [Armour] Casey.

Died

Hitchin, UK 26 August 1944 Mid-air collision. Crashed near Hitchin, England. Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

28 August 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Framlingham 26 August 1944 Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Pawnee, OK 74058, USA Re-Interred Pawnee Cemetery Pawnee Pawnee County Oklahoma, USA