Chester E Conover
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12141817
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735113
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736896
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32453552
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ohio | ||
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Buried |
Neupré, Belgium | Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot A Row 43 Grave 50, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium | |
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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