WWII Death

Description: WWII Death of Nassau Man in France on D Day
Date: August 15 1944

Newspaper published in: Georgetown

Source: Roger Martin Collection

Page/Column: This Week in Delaware History

Nassau, Delaware August 15 1944

Private Minos Tee Conaway, age 22, of rural Nassau, Sussex county, Delaware was killed in action on the first day of the invasion of Southern France while serving with the 3ed Infantry Division.

Minos was the son of Minos Tyndal Comaway amd Anna Mae Hudson Conaway of Nassau, Delaware, and was married to Mary Burton Hazzard.

He was a rifleman serving in Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division, U. S. Army. He was awarded a Purple Heart Medal.

Minos Tee Conaway is buried in the Whites Chapel Methodist Cemetery , Sussex County, Delaware.