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Tedrick Gilbert Irwin
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
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Date of Death
January 31, 1952
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Captain Irwin was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On January 31, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, caught fire and crashed into the crest of a ridge. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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