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John Kirwin Killed In Pacific Plane Crash Aviation Ordnanceman Dies In Navy Bomber Fall (Sept. 28, 1944) -- Ordnanceman 3/c John F. Kirwin of 90 Forest Street, Belleville, N.J., was killed in the South Pacific when his patrol plane (PBM) crashed at sea on Sept. 5. "Jack" Kirwin was 19 when he enlisted in the Navy in February 1943. He didn't finish high school, he went as a senior to boot training at Sampson. Kirwin received his specialized training in Tennessee, Florida and California before going overseas in July 1944. His twin brother, James E., is believed to be serving overseas. Seaman, First Class John F. Kirwin, U.S. Navy United States Naval Reserve Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Father: John Francis Kirwin Sr., Forest Street, Belleville. Sources
Belleville Times, Sept. 28, 1944
World War II Honor List of
Dead and Missing, James Kirwin, August 2003 |
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