Asa J Irwin
MilitaryShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: Ruthie ii
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sylvia aka Daisy June II
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell-Lena
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 12 August 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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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).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
ContributorAAM
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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