William Aaron

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 09/27/44 Shot down on Kassel mission crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 #42-51355

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38436326
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Born

Brooklyn, NY, USA 12 May 1923 Parents: Philip Aaron and Freda Aaron née Krause

Enlisted

Hartford, CT, USA 1 July 1942

Died

Eisenach, Germany 27 September 1944 killed in action, plane shot down

Born

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri

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National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

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National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.

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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.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / MACR 9393 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database