Name:
Aaron Chesleigh Conover
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-1284666
Unit:
335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-01-20
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Woodhill Cemetery, Franklin, Ohio
Plot:
Sec. 2 Lot 57-8
Row:
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Comments:
Aaron Chesleigh Conover was born on August 11, 1916 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was the Pilot of the B-17 43-38660 which took off from Station 119 in Horham, Suffolk, UK, on a mission to bomb Heilbronn, Germany on 20 January 1945. Shot down by flak over Hirtzfelden, France. Six of the crew parachuted safely and were taken prisoner while four died (including Conover) in the wreckage.