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William Aaron

Military

  • Grave marker for the communal grave of William Aaron Louis Ajello, Truman Armstrong, Laurence Barben, Roy Bolin, Robert Oleson and Charles Weatherly of the 455th Bomb Group at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri

    Grave marker for the communal grave of William Aaron Louis Ajello, Truman Armstrong, Laurence Barben, Roy Bolin, Robert Oleson and Charles Weatherly of the 455th Bomb Group at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri

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

Service

People

  • Louis Ajello

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 445th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down on Kassel mission and crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 #42-51355

  • Truman Armstrong

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 445th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down on Kassel mission and crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 42-51355

  • Laurence Barben

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 445th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down on Kassel mission crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 #42-51355

  • Roy Bolin

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 445th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down on Kassel mission crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 #42-51355

  • Robert Oleson

    Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down on Kassel mission and crashed near Krauthausen in B-24 #42-51355

  • Charles Weatherly

    Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-51355

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Units served with

  • 8th Air Force

    8th Air Force


    Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ...

  • 445th Bomb Group

    445th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory...

  • 703rd Bomb Squadron

    703rd Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

Missions

  • 8th Air Force 650

    27 September 1944
    This mission is conducted by three elements against industrial targets, an oil refinery and an aircraft factory in Germany. A total of 1,192 heavy bombers are dispatched from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bomb Divisions: ...

Events

Event Location Date
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
Lived in Bridgeport, CT, USA
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
11072501
Highest rank
Staff Sergeant
Role/job
Radio Operator, Top Turret Gunner
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
29 April 2021 01:03:19 acbernstein1 Changes to events
Sources

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Date Contributor Update
06 January 2020 02:47:47 jmoore43 Changes to biography
Sources

Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".
Date Contributor Update
06 January 2020 02:42:45 jmoore43 Changes to unit associations
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Added a connection to 8th AF.
Date Contributor Update
22 November 2014 20:36:44 Deemax Changes to events
Sources

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.
Date Contributor Update
22 November 2014 20:28:22 Deemax Changes to events
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findagrave.com
Date Contributor Update
22 November 2014 20:20:44 Deemax Changes to events
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findagrave.com
Date Contributor Update
22 November 2014 20:15:13 Deemax Changes to events
Sources

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.
Date Contributor Update
22 November 2014 19:43:42 Deemax Changes to person associations
Sources

www.findagrave.com/
Date Contributor Update
21 November 2014 13:21:12 Deemax Changes to service number
Sources

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.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:27:29 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

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

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