Charles L Irwin Jr
MilitaryWhile serving as a Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24362 aircraft was ditched in Channel 9 October 1942. Rescued and Returned to Duty (RTD). First successful ditching of a B-17 in the ETO
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
1920 West Moreland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-nov-2014. Edit to biography to add crew position.
Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. Edit of crew position, "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment records; Connections within web site data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor , Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37