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CONWAY, Jack Holt - Date of
birth
21 November 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-553897 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Radar Observer -
Unit
422nd Night Fighter Squadron
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Buschdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James H. Conway (father)
Elizabeth M. (Holt) Conway (mother)
Eileen B. Conway (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5589 -
Data
Type: P-61A
Destination: Düren to Prüm, Germany
Mission: Defensive patrol
MACR: 10824
More information
2nd Lt Jack H. Conway was graduated from Central High School and attended the University of Southern California.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 3 July 1942.
During the first hour of the patrol there was no activity and the pilot then asked the controller over the radio if he wanted him to go down to look for some ground targets. The controller informed him that it was up to him. After ten minutes of radio silence the controller tried to contact the pilot but there was no response.
According to German records, the airplane flew against a cement mast during a strafing assault on a train.
Both crew members were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Buschdorf, Germany on 4 December 1944.
His remains were evacuated to Margraten and buried in a temporary grave on 13 March 1946. He was given his final resting place on 25 January 1949.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune, U.S. School Yearbooks