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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Irving Adler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIRST LIEUTENANT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 320TH SQUADRON (MOBY DICK), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF JOHN WILLCOXON CREW. KILLED IN ACTION JULY 20, 1943. RETURNING FROM A RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT BETWEEN MADANG AND BENA BENA, HIS PLANE WAS ATTACKED BY JAPANESE PLANES THAT HAD BEEN PROTECTING A JAPANESE CONVOY. IT WAS HIT AND EXPLODED IN MIDAIR. AWARDED: SILVER STAR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART.