World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Irving Aschendorf
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Portsmouth, Ohio
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: T-127406. NAVIGATOR WITH THE 390TH BOMB GROUP, 568TH BOMB SQUADRON. ON NOVEMBER 26, 1944, ON A MISSION TO THE MARSHALLING YARD OF HAMM, GERMANY, HIS B-17G BOMBER (SERIAL # 44-6491, I’LL BE AROUND), WAS HIT BY FLAK JUST AFTER BOMBING. A FIRE BROKE OUT AND THE ORDER TO BAIL OUT WAS GIVEN. THE WHOLE CREW SAVED THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.