Leland Conover (1921 - 1945)

Born 4 Feb 1921 in Denver County, Colorado

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 1945 at age 24 in 300 Miles Sourh of Java

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Biography

Leland was born February 24,921 in Denver County, Colorado and a son of Ralph Conover and Mary Browning. He passed away on November 25,1945 aboard the USS Asheville about 300 miles south of Java and buried at sea. He has a tombstone in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 56775190

When Leland (Mickey) Conover was born about 1921, in Colorado, United States, his father, Ralph James Conover, was 31 and his mother, Mary Bernice Downing, was 24. He lived in Adams, Colorado, United States in 1930. He died on 25 November 1945, at the age of 25, and was buried in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Researcher: Richard Parker

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Military

Service # 3720946

Service Branch: NAVY

Entered the Service from: Colorado

Rank: Machinist's Mate, Third Class

Home Town: Walden

Home of Record City/County: Jackson

Home of Record State: Colorado

Parents: MR AND MRS RALPH JAMES CONOVER FLINIAN RANCH, WALDEN

Conflict: WWII

Died: 25-Nov-45

Buried at Sea

Awards: Purple Heart

Researcher: Richard Parker

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Death

Leland Conover served on the USS Asheville, a gun boat, during World War II. On March 3 of 1942, the ship was engaged by two enemy destroyers and was sunk approximately 300 miles south of Java. All personnel were considered Missing In Action. It was later learned one survivor, FM/2c Fred Brown, was pulled from the water. Brown died, March 1945, in a POW camp in the Celebes, N.E.I., but not before telling the story of what had happened to the Asheville. After the war, a fellow POW reported Brown's tale to the US Navy. November 25, 1945, Leland and his shipmates were officially considered Killed In Action (Buried at Sea).

Researcher: Richard Parker

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