Chester E Conover

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395077.jpg FRE 5134 The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Killed in Action (KIA) on mission to Kiel, Germany in B-17 42-29700.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36395293
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735269
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16101071
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736507 , Enlsited ASN 14076769
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34202988
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jimmie Boy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ohio

Buried

Neupré, Belgium Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot A Row 43 Grave 50, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 29 July 1943 Shot down by enemy aircraft after attacking target of opportunity (TOO) with the 384th Bomb Group. No MACR.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Memories of the 384th BG, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 205 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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