Charles B Irwin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29898 'Scarlett O'Hara', Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scarlett O'Hara
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Concord, Tennessee 13 December 1921

Other

Killed in action

12 August 1943

Buried

Netherlands

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1762, sister Nelle Strange; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 272