Captain Porter served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• 2HQ Company
His Army enlistment location / Officer's Serial Number was:
• New York
• O-340762
He was Killed In Action in the:
• Normandy Invasion during World War II
(NOTE: There is no choice for "Normandy" from the drop-down list of cities in France; so "France" will remain in the Birth/Death section)
He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
He was the son of:
• Irwin Mansfield Porter Sr (09/26/1882 - 09/16/1967)
• Sarah Celestial "Sallie" Bizzell Porter (12/06/1887 - 11/23/1978)
(They were married on Wednesday 04/05/1911 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida)
He was the brother of:
• James Edward "Red" Porter (12/25/1911 - 06/01/1994)
• Sarah Hendry Porter Carroll (05/05/1921 - 02/17/2005)
He was the husband of:
• Alice Crutchfield Wright Porter (01/05/1913 - 04/26/1995)
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NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville
Plan du Normandy American Cemetery
http://www.database-memoire.eu/prive/en-us/normandy-all-soldiers/62-colleville-p-us/467-irwin-m-porter-jr-325-pir-82-ad-us
http://www.database-memoire.eu/prive/en-us/normandy-all-soldiers/62-colleville-p-us/3300-porter-irwin-m-325-gir-82-ad
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Captain Porter served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• 2HQ Company
His Army enlistment location / Officer's Serial Number was:
• New York
• O-340762
He was Killed In Action in the:
• Normandy Invasion during World War II
(NOTE: There is no choice for "Normandy" from the drop-down list of cities in France; so "France" will remain in the Birth/Death section)
He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
He was the son of:
• Irwin Mansfield Porter Sr (09/26/1882 - 09/16/1967)
• Sarah Celestial "Sallie" Bizzell Porter (12/06/1887 - 11/23/1978)
(They were married on Wednesday 04/05/1911 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida)
He was the brother of:
• James Edward "Red" Porter (12/25/1911 - 06/01/1994)
• Sarah Hendry Porter Carroll (05/05/1921 - 02/17/2005)
He was the husband of:
• Alice Crutchfield Wright Porter (01/05/1913 - 04/26/1995)
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NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville
Plan du Normandy American Cemetery
http://www.database-memoire.eu/prive/en-us/normandy-all-soldiers/62-colleville-p-us/467-irwin-m-porter-jr-325-pir-82-ad-us
http://www.database-memoire.eu/prive/en-us/normandy-all-soldiers/62-colleville-p-us/3300-porter-irwin-m-325-gir-82-ad
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Bayou Rouge Baptist Cemetery Memorial Marker
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