Son of Albert and Lyda J. Whisenant Irons.
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3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army
Killed in action in France on 25 Jan 1945.
In 1944, Alvin's regiment landed at Anzio, conducted a breakout and drove towards Rome. In August 1944, the regiment landed again, this time in southern France as part of Operation Dragoon, advancing up the Rhone River to the German frontier.
After fighting in the Vosges and in the Alsace at the Colmar Pocket the 7th crossed the Rhine into Germany. Taking part in the seizure of Munich it headed for Austria, reaching the Salzburg area in the waning days of the war. Elements of the regiment commanded by Colonel John A. Heintges captured Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden on 4 May 1945.
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Alvin was inducted into service on 24 Mar 1944. He had been in service less than a year, and had been overseas less than four months.
~~oOo~~
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army
Killed in action in France on 25 Jan 1945.
In 1944, Alvin's regiment landed at Anzio, conducted a breakout and drove towards Rome. In August 1944, the regiment landed again, this time in southern France as part of Operation Dragoon, advancing up the Rhone River to the German frontier.
After fighting in the Vosges and in the Alsace at the Colmar Pocket the 7th crossed the Rhine into Germany. Taking part in the seizure of Munich it headed for Austria, reaching the Salzburg area in the waning days of the war. Elements of the regiment commanded by Colonel John A. Heintges captured Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden on 4 May 1945.
-from Wikipedia
Alvin was inducted into service on 24 Mar 1944. He had been in service less than a year, and had been overseas less than four months.
Son of Albert and Lyda J. Whisenant Irons.
~~oOo~~
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army
Killed in action in France on 25 Jan 1945.
In 1944, Alvin's regiment landed at Anzio, conducted a breakout and drove towards Rome. In August 1944, the regiment landed again, this time in southern France as part of Operation Dragoon, advancing up the Rhone River to the German frontier.
After fighting in the Vosges and in the Alsace at the Colmar Pocket the 7th crossed the Rhine into Germany. Taking part in the seizure of Munich it headed for Austria, reaching the Salzburg area in the waning days of the war. Elements of the regiment commanded by Colonel John A. Heintges captured Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden on 4 May 1945.
-from Wikipedia
Alvin was inducted into service on 24 Mar 1944. He had been in service less than a year, and had been overseas less than four months.
~~oOo~~
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army
Killed in action in France on 25 Jan 1945.
In 1944, Alvin's regiment landed at Anzio, conducted a breakout and drove towards Rome. In August 1944, the regiment landed again, this time in southern France as part of Operation Dragoon, advancing up the Rhone River to the German frontier.
After fighting in the Vosges and in the Alsace at the Colmar Pocket the 7th crossed the Rhine into Germany. Taking part in the seizure of Munich it headed for Austria, reaching the Salzburg area in the waning days of the war. Elements of the regiment commanded by Colonel John A. Heintges captured Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden on 4 May 1945.
-from Wikipedia
Alvin was inducted into service on 24 Mar 1944. He had been in service less than a year, and had been overseas less than four months.
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