Irwin M Melgin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR1st Lieutenant Irwin M. Melgin was born January 21, 1920. His next of kin were his parents, Joseph and Mary Melgin. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On May 12, 1944, he was serving as the “Mickey Operator” aboard B-17 tail #42-97654 of the 96th Bomb Group, 413th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Kamberg, Germany.
He is buried in Adath Jeshrum Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16042154 / O-661944
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 21 January 1920 | 1st Lieutenant Irwin M. Melgin was born January 21, 1920. His next of kin were his parents, Joseph and Mary Melgin. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, USA | 26 January 1941 | Fort Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Kamberg, 53940 Hellenthal, Germany | 12 May 1944 | On May 12, 1944, he was serving as the “Mickey Operator” aboard B-17 tail 42-97654 of the 96th Bomb Group, 413th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Kamberg, Germany. |
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Buried |
4779 Roland Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101, USA | He is buried in Adath Jeshrum Cemetery in Philadelphia. | |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4861 / MACR 4861; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database