Irons William R.

Name:

William R. Irons

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

6874192

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1945-03-19

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey

Plot:

F

Row:

Grave:

1599

Decoration:

Comments:

William R. Irons, aged 27, was born on April 16, 1917, in New Jersey. He was the son of Herschel Irons and Myrtle Storer Irons.

William served in the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of the B17G 43-39035 during World War II. On March 19, 1945, he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-39035 during a mission to bomb industrial oil sites in Plauen, Germany. They suffered battle damage and were experiencing poor weather conditions on their return trip. They dropped out of formation to a lower altitude, then collided with some trees before crashing at Coley Hill near Reigate, in England. There were no survivors.

Sgt Irons is now buried in the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA.

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