Irvin, Joseph Robert – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Captain Joseph Robert Irvin.

Unit/Placed in, 881st Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, United States Army Air Forces.

Joseph is born on 15 July 1920 in Georgia.

Father, Lorenza Brooks Irvin.

Mother, Rose (Huling) Irvin.

Sister(s), Elsie (Irvin) Anderson.

Infant Irvin, 1914-1925.

Joseph enlisted the service in Alabama with service number # 0-427549.

Joseph‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

Captain Joseph Robert Irvin Pilot

2^nd Lt. Robert Burk Clore Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Clay Derek Shannon Bombardier

2^nd Lt. William Louis Morris Jr. Navigator

2^nd Lt. Myron Clarett Bjerva Flight Engineer

Sgt. Alfred J. Morton Radio Operator

Sgt. Everett L. Abernathy Radar Observer

Sgt. Richard L. Connell Central Fire Control/Gunner

Sgt. Verdel Brown Gunner

Corporal Marion E. Beery Gunner

Corporal Clifford M. Fleming Gunner

Major Gerald K. Mosier Passenger

Joseph died when they returned from the mission there apparent experienced mechanical problems, the tower received a distress call, and it is believed that they ditched into the sea on 28 Nov. 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Joseph is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian