Paul V. Connors
| Class Year | 1943 |
| Rank | TSGT |
| Service | USA |
| Conflict | WWII |
| Born | Ìý |
| Hometown | Chelsea, MA |
| Died | 01/28/1945 |
| Location of Death | Dartmund, Germany |
Additional Information
Paul V. Connors, who entered the Army in 1942 when he was a Boston GlobeÌýreporter, was based in the Stars and StripesÌýLondon editorial office when he accepted an assignment to fly aboard a B-24 in a 303 Bomb Group in Germany.
The bomber went down over the Alps on Jan. 28, 1945,Ìýthe plane was hit, either by anti-aircraft ground fire or by a Luftwaffe fighter. Some aboard the plane parachuted to safety, but Connors did not survive.
Confusion on whether Connors was a regular crew member, rather than a reporter, caused the long delay in adding his name to the horored list at the Newseum.Ìý
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