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MOONEY, Ira L - Date of
birth
5 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13044644 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
573rd Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Euskirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Earl V. Mooney (father)
Mary H. (Kessler) Mooney (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95878 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Euskirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a railway bridge
MACR: 14626
More information
T/Sgt Ira L. Mooney was a shipping and receiving clerk.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13 December 1941.
The airplane was hit by enemy aircraft. It was seen in flames and descending in the target area.
One crew member survived and was taken prisoner, six men were killed.
The pictures of T/Sgt Mooney were taken during the period when he was assigned to the 388th Bomber Group.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Stockman Zorr Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Files WWII, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten