World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Paul McGrath Conant
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
He ENLISTED as a Private IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS on 20 February 1945 AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. ASSIGNED TO THE 320TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (MEDIUM), 441ST BOMB SQUADRON, STATIONED AT DIJOHN AIRDROME, FRANCE. ON 23 DECEMBER 1944, HE FLEW AS AN AERIAL GUNNER ABOARD A MARTIN B-26B MARAUDER NICKNAMED 'MY GAL' (TAIL #42-95753). WHILE ON A MISSION TO BOMBARD GUN POSITIONS AT BREISACH, GERMANY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY HEAVY FLAK THAT BROKE OFF THE TAIL ASSEMBLY. HE WAS KILLED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN AND EXPLODED UPON IMPACT.