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Belle Vernon Cemetery

Inc. 1967

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Thomas Irvine

May 11th, 1922 - December 31st, 1943

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THOMAS A. IRVINE

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There was another Gold Star home in Monessen today;Feb.9;1944;as the War Department advised Mr.and Mrs.Alex Irvine;of the Independent Building;Sixth street;that their son;Flight Officer Thomas A.Levine;21;was killed in action on his sixth bombing mission over Europe last Dec.31;1943. The message was recieved Saturday;Feb.5;1944. Flight Officer Irvine;who would have been 22 on May 11;was first reported missing in action on Jan.12. Word of his death came from the German government via the International Red Cross;indicating that his plane;a Flying Fortress;was shot down in enemy territory. Joining the Air Force in April;1942;Flight Officer Irvine received pre-flight training at Santa Ana;Cal.;primary flight training at Cal-Airo and was graduated as a pilot at Stockton;Cal.;Aug.31;1943. He arrived in England on Nov.8;1943. Besides his parents;the flier is survived by a sister;Mary.

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There was another Gold Star home in Monessen today,Feb.9,1944,as the War Department advised Mr.and Mrs.Alex Irvine,of the Independent Building,Sixth street,that their son,Flight Officer Thomas A.Levine,21,was killed in action on his sixth bombing mission over Europe last Dec.31,1943. The message was recieved Saturday,Feb.5,1944. Flight Officer Irvine,who would have been 22 on May 11,was first reported missing in action on Jan.12. Word of his death came from the German government via the International Red Cross,indicating that his plane,a Flying Fortress,was shot down in enemy territory. Joining the Air Force in April,1942,Flight Officer Irvine received pre-flight training at Santa Ana,Cal.,primary flight training at Cal-Airo and was graduated as a pilot at Stockton,Cal.,Aug.31,1943. He arrived in England on Nov.8,1943.  Flight Officer Thomas A. Irvine,21,so of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Irvine,Belle Vernon R.D. No.2 came home in death on Thursday,July 15,1948. He was killed in France Dec. 31,1943 while engaged against the enemy,on his sixth bombing mission. He was first reported missing Jan.12,1944,but shortly thereafter the German government announced through the International Red Cross that his plane had been shot down.  He joined the Air Force in April 1942,became a pilot Aug. 31,1943 and arrived overseas Nov.8 of that year. Irvine was a former member of the Stone House Players,an amateur theatrical group, of Roscoe and through this association had many warm friendships in Charleroi. Survivors include his parents,a sister,Mrs. Mary Desimone,Belle Vernon,and grandparents,Mr.and Mrs. William Todd,Belle Vernon.  Services will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church,Monessen,Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.  Friends are being received at the Irvine home.

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