Irving S Gurman
MilitaryShot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-110045 'The Banana Barge'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5353
Awards: POW, 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: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Banana Barge
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 6 March 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out |
Dümmer, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-110045 'The Banana Barge'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5353 |
|
Born |
Poland | ||
| Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/page/86539277-irving-f-gurman/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/87802511?terms=Irving%20S%20Gurman
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-110045&Submit6=Go
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=352366
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5353 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database