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Sgt. Robert Wilmer Irwin

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Sgt. Robert Wilmer Irwin

Birth
USA
Death
14 Nov 1952 (aged 22)
South Korea
Burial
East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID
45833212 View Source
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Sergeant Irwin was from Wilmington, Delaware.

He was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 151st Engineer Combat Battalion.

On November 14, 1952, was a passenger aboard a C-119C, "Flying Boxcar" from the 63rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group enroute from Ashiya Air Base, Japan to Seoul, Korea when it crashed into Hill 683 near Cho-ok and about 15 miles east of Airfield K-19, killing all 44 servicemen on board.

( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )

Sergeant Irwin was from Wilmington, Delaware.

He was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 151st Engineer Combat Battalion.

On November 14, 1952, was a passenger aboard a C-119C, "Flying Boxcar" from the 63rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group enroute from Ashiya Air Base, Japan to Seoul, Korea when it crashed into Hill 683 near Cho-ok and about 15 miles east of Airfield K-19, killing all 44 servicemen on board.

( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: 27 Dec 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 45833212
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45833212/robert-wilmer-irwin: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt. Robert Wilmer Irwin (10 Oct 1930–14 Nov 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45833212, citing Hephzibah Baptist Church Cemetery, East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).