Jirkal, Eduard
- Date of birth:
- October 6th, 1919 (Sankt Pölten - Austria)
- Date of death:
- March 31st, 1945 (Breslau - Wroclaw)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Serving in the 9./TG 2, Feldwebel Jirkal was probably KIA when the Ju 52/3m Werknummer 130857- '8T+CT' was downed by Soviet fighters during a supply flight to the beseiged fortress of Breslau/Wroclaw, crash location unknown.
All crew was declared MIA:
- Flugzeugführer Ofw Berton, Wilhelm
- Bordfunker Ofw Birkelbach, Wilhelm
- Bordwart Fw Liebherr, Adolf
- Bordschütze Fw Jirkal, Eduard
RAD-Abt. 8/73
05.1940: Unteroffizier - KGzbV-1
08.1942: I./TransportGeschwader 1
28.07.1943: Feldwebel - II./TransportGeschwader 4
02.1945: 9./IV./TransportGeschwader 1
He flew over 400 missions as a Bordschütze
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- April 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- May 12th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- September 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1942
Medalia "Cruciada Impotriua Comunismului"
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- March 29th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- February 20th, 1945
doc signed by Kdr. Hptm. K.-H. Schütte
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