Name | Conover, Chester Earl ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 35665828 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #48 dated 13 July 1943, effective 13 July 1943. |
Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 29 July 1943 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot A Row 43 Grave 50 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Post Loss Document File #12⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Wofford, Drewry Frye, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Pelton, Robert Lester⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. MacDonald, Malcolm J⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Kyriakopoulos, George (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
T/SGT. Wiegand, Harvey Robert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
T/SGT. Dvorshak, John (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Conover, Chester Earl | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Barrett, Joseph Augustus⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
CPL. Carter, Paul Nick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Merrifield, Morris Hamilton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29700⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft after attacking target of opportunity (TOO) with the group. No MACR. Sortie Report⇗ |