Henry E. Erwin
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 22 years ago |
Date of birth | May 8,1921 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Adamsville |
Alabama | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 16,2002 |
Died | Birmingham |
Alabama | |
United States | |
Years of service | 1942–1947 |
Children | Hank Erwin |
Units | 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron |
29th Flying Training Wing | |
Twentieth Air Force | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Air Medal | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1194087 |
Henry E. Erwin Life story
Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin, Sr. , was a United States Army Air Forces airman and a recipient of the U. S. military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. He earned the award as a staff sergeant and radio operator aboard a B-29 Superfortress in the Asia-Pacific theater.