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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Irvin Moehling

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Des Plaines, Illinois

Honored By

C. McCabe

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS NINTH AIR FORCE AS FIRST PILOT OF A B-24 LIBERATOR. BASED OUTSIDE OF BENGHAZI, LIBYA IN 1943, WAS SHOT DOWN NEAR LANCIANO, ITALY ON HIS FOURTH BOMBING MISSION. CAPTURED AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY AND POLAND FOR 20 MONTHS. AWARDED TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS.