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Personal info

Full name
MINTZ, Irvin David
Date of birth
25 February 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
11050850
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
786th Bombardment Squadron,
466th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
Southwest of Hildesheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 42 42

Immediate family

Members
Louis Mintz (father)
Esther Mintz (mother)
Rose Mintz (sister)
Gertrude Mintz (sister)
Bertha Mintz (sister)
Stella Mintz (sister)
Doris Mintz (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-29353
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
Mission: Industry targets
MACR: 3839

More information

S/Sgt Irvin D. Mintz graduated from Revere High School.

He volunteered for the US Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 April 1942.

Statement from Capt Roderick G. Darelius:
"At 0844, Aircraft 353 had left front bomb bay door shot off. Nose wheel door was opened and two feet were seen extending. Stayed with formation several minutes after attack, then peeled off."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 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, www.fold3.com, https://familysearch.org – 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Jac Engels