Conley John T.

Monuments

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (65th Fighter Wing)

Name:

John T. Conley

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-18

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota

Plot:

Section B

Row:

Grave:

322-S

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

John T. Conley was born on 1 March 1922 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. He was the son of Thomas G Conley and Emily Grace Wengler Conley.

John served in the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. On 18 August 1944, aboard P-51 Mustang B-15-NA #43-24813 WD*N, he took off from Station 356 airfield in Debden, England, on a machine-gunning mission. At 7:30 PM, while strafing a truck near LaFerte, France, his section was attacked by over 50 Me-109’s and FW-190’s. Unable to disengage from an e/a on his tail, his aircraft was seen to burst into flames after receiving many hits.

2Lt Conley is now buried in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, 4thfightergroupassociation.org, francecrashes39-45.net