Michael Joseph Quirk
Military
Front row: - Sylvester Burke, Michael Quirk, Caleb Reeder. Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5546 - A briefing for pilots of the 56th Fighter Group which took place in January 1944. Handwritten on slide:"Briefing Halesworth C1/44 AFM" Printed on...
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. A double ace during WWII. Crashed at Niederrodenbuch on 10-Sep-44 in P-47 42-27382 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR
Awards: SS, DFC (4OLC), AM (9OLC), PH, POW, DSM, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving as a pilot in Vietnam. Spending a total of 30 years in the Air Force.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 507th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 463rd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2045114, T-223051
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Port Henry, New York | 29 January 1920 | Son of Timothy J Quirk. |
|
Enlisted |
Washington, District Of Columbia | 4 November 1941 | Washington, District Of Columbia |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 10 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
24 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
|
Enlisted |
8 July 1947 | Enlisted USAF. | |
|
Other Discharged USAF |
31 October 1970 | Honourable discharge. | |
|
Died |
Navarre, FL | 5 January 2006 | |
|
Buried |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD | 8 January 2006 | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland |
|
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
|||
|
Other Promotion |
Boxted, UK | Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28694665
https://www.fold3.com/image/312803217
https://www.fold3.com/image/538472456
https://www.fold3.com/record/22688882/michael-j-quirk-social-security-d…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83755536/michael-j-quirk-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.fold3.com/record/619743188/michael-quirk-1920-veterans-affa…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23240107/michael-j-quirk
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8687 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
