Asa J Irwin

Military

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29945. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29802

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ruthie ii
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

42-29945

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sylvia aka Daisy June II
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

42-29981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell-Lena
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 12 August 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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Added a connection to the A/C # 42-29802.

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 658 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database