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Paul Douglas Aarons

T/5 in 3133rd Signal Service Co

ASN#37673319

Born 1925 in IA, Died 1982

County of residence at enlistment: Blackhawk County, IA
Other residence(s): Waterloo, IA; Davenport, IA
United States Army, European Theatre of Operations
Notes: SGT in 1944 Christmas Program
Source: 3133rd Program, 15 Sept 1944; 3133rd roster from 10th Mountain Division Museum at Fort Drum; AES 1944 Christmas Dinner Program; photo courtesy Quad-City Times, May 11, 1982

Enlistment record.

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=37673319&bc=,sl,fd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=6842257

Obituary (matches birth year, state of Iowa, veteran of WW2); includes professional career (he was a pressman), wife and kids names, photo.

newspapers.com/image/305869951/?terms=paul%2Bd%2Baarons

another obituary from a different paper, slightly different info, including the note that his son was in the army at the time of Paul's death.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/356518877/?terms=paul%2Bd%2Baarons

Find a Grave record

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250290/paul-douglas-aarons

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