John p irwin biography
John P. Irwin was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in , and enlisted in the army in August He was honorably discharged in July and went on to Ursinus College in , eventually earning his Ph.D.!
Irwin, John P. 1926-
PERSONAL: Born August 11, 1926, in Norristown, PA; married, 1951; children: three.
Education: Ursinus College A.B., 1952; Easter Baptist Theological Seminary, B.D., 1955; Syracuse University, Ph.D., 1968.
ADDRESSES: Home—Lock Haven, PA. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
CAREER: Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, professor of philosophy, 1964-90.
Military service: U.S. Army, 1944-46.
WRITINGS:
Another River, Another Town: A Teenage Tank Gunner Comes of Age in Combat, 1945, Random House (New York, NY), 2002.
SIDELIGHTS: Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John P.
Irwin enlisted in the U.S. Army in August, 1944, at the height of World War II. Though he was only a teenager, he served as a tank gunner until July of 1946, when he was honorably discharged.
John P. Irwin was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in and enlisted in the army in August He was honorably discharged in July
He returned home and in 1952 went to Ursinus College; he eventually earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Syracuse University. From 1964