Irwin Clifford Aaseby

Military

Irwin Aaseby served as a gunner with the 306th Bomb Group from Thurleigh. He was shot down on 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29779 'Bab's Best', bailed out and was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW). He was held at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria 48-15.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bab's best
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minnesota, USA 18 February 1916

Enlisted

Tacoma, WA, USA 3 June 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 July 1943 - 20 June 1945

Died

13 May 1986

Buried

Oak Ridge Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 124 / MACR 124, First Over Germany pg.146, NARA / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database