Shub Irving B.

Name:

Irving B. Shub

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-09-12

State:

Cemetery:

Montefiore Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, New York

Plot:

MINSKER IND. OLD MEN BEN. ASS'N. Block 55 & 56, Gate 416/E

Row:

40R

Grave:

9

Decoration:

Comments:

Irving B. Shub was born on July 26, 1923, in McCracken County, Kentucky. He was the son of Abraham Shub and Lillian Dinkin Shub.

Irving served in the 860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #43-38319 during World War II. On September 12, 1944, he was killed during a mission to Magdeburg, Germany. They received a direct hit from flak on the left wing, which caught on fire. They immediately fell into a spin and exploded at 18,000 feet. They crashed near Pechau, southeast of Magdeburg, Germany. Eight men on the crew were killed. Only the navigator, F/O Victor Bennett, survived but was taken as a prisoner.

SSgt Shub is now buried in the Montefiore Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, Queens County, New York, USA.

B-17 43-38319 crew:
Pilot: Edwon Bisaro
Co-pilot: Lyle Davis
Bombardier: Harold Winans
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Rosiere
Radio Operator: Glenn Anderson
Ball turret gunner: Marshel Armstrong
Waist gunner: John Butler
Tail gunner: Irving Shub

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