Myron Hirshfield was born on December 23, 1919, in Queens, Queens County, New York. He was the son of Adolph Hirschfield and Lena Pullman Hirshfield. He served in the 173rd Air Liaison Squadron as a Sergeant and Passenger in UC-78 Bobcat #42-58507 during World War II.

On December 6, 1944, a UC-78 Bobcat went down near the commune of Éméville, about 11 kilometers northeast of Crépy-en-Valois in France’s Oise department. The aircraft had departed from airfield A-47 in Orly at 08:55 on a personnel dispatch mission to Brussels, Belgium. Approximately 20 minutes later, around 50 miles into the flight, the plane encountered dense fog that extended below the treetops. The accident report indicates that the pilot had likely switched to single-engine operation due to suspected carburetor icing. The aircraft collided with trees on a hillside and was destroyed on impact. Tragically, both crew members lost their lives in the crash.

Sgt Hirshfield was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.

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