Therman F Conaway
Military ROLL OF HONOUR(Back L-R) 2Lt Henry W. McCullough (Pilot), F/O Herring "Harry" Joyce, Jr. (Bomb),
Sgt James Hacker (RWG), 2Lt James F. Kepfer (CoPilot), 2Lt Maurice R. Herrick (Nav)
(Front L-R) Sgt Therman F. Conaway (Turret), Sgt Jack Thompson, Jr. (LWG),
S/Sgt Bernard S. Kauffman (Radio), Sgt Jake Wabeke (Eng), Sgt William V. Kimber (Ball Turret)
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Germersheim in B-17G 43-38689 hit by flak in tail crashed at Roxheim. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11574.
Awards: PH
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11081662 / O-2058926
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mansfield, Arkansas, USA | 8 January 1926 | Son of Paul F and Lizzie Ann Conaway. |
Enlisted |
Arkansas, USA | 18 February 1944 | |
Died |
55595 Roxheim, Germany | 13 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Germersheim in B-17G 43-38689 hit by flak in tail crashed at Roxheim. KIA. MACR 11574. |
Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Mansfield, AR 72944, USA | Coop Prairie Cemetery Mansfield Scott County Arkansas, USA | |
Based |
Molesworth | 13 January 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Scott County, AR, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11574 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database