Floyd Ray Aaron
Military ROLL OF HONOUR398th BG - 601st BS
Standing Left to Right: Richard S. Hosman (P), Roland D. Mundhenke (CP), Donald J. Coffee (N), Walter P. James (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Floyd R. Aaron (FE), Jerauld N. Clements (R/O), William H. Brown (WG), Frederick W. Hinze (WG), Theodore P. Blank (TG), Leon R. Kershaw (BTG)
B-17G-60-BO #42-102854 "Arkansas Rambler" 222nd CCTS - Ardmore, OK
Missing in Action (MIA) 13 April 1945 Neugmunster, Germany.
Bombs from one of our planes in the formation exploded in mid-air after release and damaged this aircraft.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Missouri, USA | 21 April 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR, USA | 18 May 1943 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bebensee, Germany | 13 April 1945 | RDX bomb mishap. Helped Co-Pilot Ted Kline trying to hold the A/C so the wounded pilot could bail out, neither was able to get out of A/C. |
Born |
Mississippi County, AR, USA | ||
Buried |
Leachville, AR 72438, USA | Leachville Cemetery Leachville Mississippi County Arkansas, USA |
Revisions
General Order 594 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Brigadier General Turner, dated 7 December 1944.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
398th History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Ancestry.com. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: United States. Army. Quartermaster General’s Office. Rosters of World War II Dead (all services). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army.
MACR 14176 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database