Date of birth:

February 10th, 1923 (Chismville/Arkansas, USA)

Date of death:

November 27th, 1944 (Merzenhausen/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Buried on:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: B. Row: 4. Grave: 32.

Service number:

37728083

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Son of Russell P. Aaron and Margaret A. Lee. Also had 5 other siblings (Russell Jr, Omer, Susan, Maude, and Leota). Was married to a woman named Ann. Worked as a blacksmith and attended high school for 2 years before the war.

Originally from Bristow, Oklahoma he entered service from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on December 1, 1943. Reached the rank of Private. Killed in action on November 27, 1944 in Merzenhausen, Germany.

More info from Honor States:
On the morning of November 27, 1944 an attack was launched on the town of Merzenhausen. This town was strongly defended as it was crucial to the Germans to maintain their positions on the west side of the Roer river. It controlled their lines of communication and supply and if it fell, the road to Barmen and the Roer river would be wide open.

The 3rd Battalion of the 41st (including G company of Pvt. Aaron) was ordered to take hill 98.1, the high ground on the east side of Merzenhausen. Another battalion (2nd, 119 Inf Regt supported by Co I, 66th Armored and Co A, 17th Armored Engineer Bn) was to take Merzenhausen itself. 1st Bn, 119 Inf Regt was to take hill 100.3 on the North East side of Merzenhausen.

It was during the fighting for hill 98.1 that Pvt Aaron lost his life.

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• Photo 1: Ellen Myers Marchese/Find a Grave
• - John D. Aaron | American Battle Monuments Commission
  - WWII Army Enlistment Record
  - PVT John Daniel Aaron (1923-1944) - Find a Grave
  - United States Census, 1940
  - AARON, John D
  - VFW Post 3656 War Memorial Historical Marker
  - United States Census, 1940
  - The Siegfried Line Campaign: Chapter 24
  

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