The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Ira A. Glass served as Left Waist Gunner. He was listed as MIA on the MACR.
German records identify Glass as one of five crew members killed in the crash near Saalau/Kamenz. He was from Kentucky. His body was not individually identified. German records list his first name as 'Ire' — corrected to Ira per the MACR.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Waist Gunner
Serial Number
35807205
Hometown
KY
Missions flown.
6 catalogued · 16 Jan 1945 — 12 Oct 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record