Arthur Kenneth Ireland
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Object Number - UPL 5370 - 1st Lt Ken Ireland, Co-Pilot, July 44
Assigned to 791BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. ETO-Co-Pilot B-24 'Belle of the East'. Retired 23 yrs. Army Aviation.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Belle of the East
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trenton, New Jersey | 25 June 1919 | Born Trenton, New Jersey |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, New Jersey | 27 January 1941 | Enlisted Trenton, New Jersey |
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Died |
8 January 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Florida | 11 January 2013 | Interred Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Florida |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorLucy May
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Figured out that 'Ken Ireland' in image captions refers to Arthur K Ireland
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 304 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition, D790.A2S45
