Irving Jack Feibus
MilitaryAssigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Having lost both engines force landed. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5657
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (313rd Troop Carrier Group)
- Service Numbers: 14055734 / O-790055
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, Lackawanna, PA | 11 February 1920 | Son of Benjaman and Fanny Feibus. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 18 April 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Foce landed POW |
7 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Having lost both engines force landed. MACR 5657 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 7 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Delray Beach, FL | 31 May 2006 | |
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Buried |
Beth David Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, FL | Beth David Memorial Gardens Hollywood, Broward County, FL | |
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Based |
Folkingham | 7 June 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. |