Joseph W Kirby Jr
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed at Hamburg on 8/6/1944 in B-24 'Wallowing Wilbert' #41-29421, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: Wallowing Wilbert
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA | 28 March 1924 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA | Woodlawn National Cemetery Plot G, 0, 4326 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the Born event and added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 878096.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR 7374 at Fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28721989
Contributorjmoore43
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
ContributorAAM
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MACR 7374 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database