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Matthew J., Jr. Hirsch
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Staff Sergeant
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12011470
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0000-00-00
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Matthew J. Hirsch served in the US Army Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant and a passenger on the C-47 #43-48611. On January 18, 1945, he survived the air crash when they took off from A-54 airfield in Le Bourget, France, to be transported to Station 343 in Biggin Hill, England. Due to an unknown reason, the aircraft crashed approximately 7 minutes later after they took off. Eighteen people were killed in this accident, while four were seriously injured.
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