Paul V Connors
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Image found at Boston College Veteran's Memorial
Object Number - UPL 6936 - Sergeant Paul V Connors of the 93rd Bomb Group.
On 28 January 1945, Sergeant Connors volunteered to fly as an observer with this crew. It was his first ride in an airplane. Enroute to bomb Dortmund coke plant, plane was hit by flak burst in bomb bay area. Plane crashed near Essen. Sergeant. Connors did not survive the crash.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
12 April 1916 | ||
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Died |
Plane crashed near Essen | 28 January 1945 | |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO, USA |
Revisions
Updated with data drawn from The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia which failed to ingest.
Date of Birth & place of Burial at Find a Grave
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
