William H Irvin Jr
Military
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Photo taken 21 August 2013, Gary Atkins
Object Number - UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum
Shot down probably by flak on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31169 'Hey Mabel!'. Killed in Action (KIA).
According to MACR 2998, Irvin was the Right Waist Gunner on #42-38169. There was a fire in the radio compartment of the aircraft, reason unknown. The Pilot peeled out of formation, the aircraft went into a spin, and crashed. 5 KIA
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nobody's Fool
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Paintsville, Kentucky | 12 February 1917 | |
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Died |
4 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 34 Site 2492 |
Revisions
Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.
Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
MACR 2998, accessed at Fold3
Find A Grave Memorial# 80501255
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2998, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
