Tzolag Aaron Aaronian

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 35269 - S/Sgt. Tzolag A Aaronian, Tzolag was killed when his parachute failed to open..

Killed in Action (KIA) at Krefeld in B-24 "Wynn" Our Little Lady #42-95088. The 9 man crew bailed at around 2200 feet altitude over Sevelen, Germany while trying to reach allied lines around 15 miles NW of Krefeld. 8 of the crew were captured. Tzolag was killed when his parachute failed to open. He was misidentified as a Canadian flyer and his remains were recovered by an RAF graves recovery team in Sept 1947.



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12075883
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Stinky, Wynn Our Little Lady
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot A Row 44 Grave 7

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Krefeld, Germany 19 February 1945

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated his middle name and the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56356801.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356801/tzolag-aaron-aaronian

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ContributorLibfan
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Photograph of nose art name of B-24 42-95088.

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ContributorEmily
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Added location of grave in the Ardennes American Cemetery to Buried event.

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ContributorDeemax
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USAAF MACR#:12430
National Archives and Records Administration. World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: World War II Prisoners of War Data File [Archival Database]; Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947; Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

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USAAF MACR#:12430

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ContributorDeemax
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Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births [1916–1970]. Volumes 92–160, 162, 168, 175, 212– 213. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births, Corrections and Additions, 1929. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births, Corrections and Additions, 1944. 2 volumes. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births, Corrections and Additions, 1962. 3 volumes. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births, Corrections and Additions, 1965. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births, Corrections and Additions, 1968. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

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American Battle Monuments Commission

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12430 / MACR 12430/ Addition data from 1st cousin George D. Kasparian / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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