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T/SGT Irving "Sparks" Silverman 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron DOB: 8 Sept 1922 // KIA 24 Mar 1945

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Irving Silverman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12202197
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Locations

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

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Second Air Division Digital Archive

https://digitalarchive.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/0