Private Mason was killed-in-action during the Normandy Invasion of World War II. His body was not recovered or identified and a memorial stone has been placed in his memory at Arlington National Cemetery.
Conrad C. Mason
Private First Class, U.S. Army
35739701
29th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: West Virginia
Died: June 6, 1944
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery
St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France
Awards: Purple Heart
MASON, CONRAD C
PFC US ARMY
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 10/10/1942 – 06/06/1944
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/03/1912
DATE OF DEATH: 06/06/1944
DATE OF INTERMENT: 06/06/1944
BURIED AT: SECTION MI SITE 428
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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