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IRVIN G Bede
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | Civilian | ||||||
| AGE | 33 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 27 july 1910 Des Moines, Polk County | ||||||
| STATE | IOWA | ||||||
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| RANK | Civil | ||||||
| FONCTION | War Correspondent | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Journalist "La Tribune" |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | Aout 1936 | ||||||
| ARMY | War Correspondent | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 july 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Pont Hebert | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | ||||||
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He attended the University of IOWA.
He worked 8 years at the "Tribune" before joining the AP in Kansas City in August 1936.
He has a brother, Lieutenant James Richard IRVIN stationed at Fort Benning.
In 1938 he left the United States for London.
He joined the press association.
During 1 year, he photographed the preparations for the invasion.
At D-Day, he is attached to the Air Forces.
According to Lloyd STRATTON and Robert BUNNETTE (leader of the PA) he complained that he did not see enough action. He is the first American photographer assigned to the European theater.
In a fight, he receives a fragment of a shell while he takes his camera to immortalize the infantry in combat.  He is buried as an American civilian.
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | MARIE Cyrille |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Findagrave.com (Michel BECKERS) - Chloé LAVERNHE - Monty McDaniel |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |