Thomas A Irvine

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-54422.jpeg UPL 54422 In memory of the crew of the American B-17 "Stinky Weather", shot down here by German fighters on December 31st, 1943. Pilot - 2nd Lt Warren L. Putman (KIA) Co-Pilot - F/O Thomas A. Irvine (KIA) Top Gunner- Sgt Ray E. Prater (KIA) Bottom Gunner - Sgt Albert R. Custer (KIA) Bombardier - 2nd Lt R. Wood (POW-DOW) They died for our liberty. Remember passersby. Kerbors Township. Souvenir Francais.

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Object Number - UPL 54422 - In memory of the crew of the American B-17 "Stinky Weather", shot down here by German fighters on December 31st, 1943. Pilot - 2nd Lt Warren L....

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31179. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31179

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinky Weather
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

31 December 1943

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 31 December 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1980 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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