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SIMON, Aubrey Clinton - Date of
birth
17 March 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Shawmut, Valley County, Alabama -
Hometown
Pell City, St. Clair County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34392716 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
Metnitz, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 39 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robertus B. Simon (father)
Hattie M. Simon (mother)
Robert D. Simon (brother)
William E. Simon (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38076 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 2694
More information
T/Sgt Aubrey C. Simon was employed by the Avondale Beaming and Slashing Department of Pell City before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 28 September 1942.1st Lt Richard S. Macauley:
In regards to the other five men who were in the rear of the ship, I have no definite knowledge of them. Our electrical system and radio were knocked out by the first pass of the enemy fighters. Both Lt Berner and myself tried to notify the crew to bail out, by radio, and with the emergency alarm bell. However I never actually saw any of the men except Lt Reagan and Lt Kramer. The ship was very badly hit, and on fire, and the men in question were either killed by enemy fire, or overcome by the fire in the airplane, or both, to the best of my knowledge.
He was killed instantly at his position.
His brother Simon served in the U.S. Navy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.44.html
Photo source: Newspaper article