Irwin Louis Dobrow
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 52824
2nd Lt Irwin L. Dobrow, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 20 x combat mission. McCord crew. Munich mission 16-Jul-44, A/C hit by flak causing a failure of the oxygen system to the nose compartment, died of anoxia along with navigator Marvin Abraham. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: M (2OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Passiac, NJ | 26 September 1920 | Son of Harry and Rose A Dubrow. |
Enlisted |
21 October 1942 | Newark, New Jersey | |
Died |
16 July 1944 | ||
Buried |
17 July 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 2 Grave 94 | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 16 July 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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