Date of Incident11/17/1944
ConflictWorld War II 1941-1945
RankPetty Officer Third Class
UnitUSS Achilles (ARL 41)
StatusDied of Wounds
Shipfitter 3rd Class Aaronson was aboard the USS Achilles when the ship was struck by a kamikaze aircraft, 12 November 1944. He was transferred to the hospital ship USS Mercy, where he died of his wounds 17 November 1944.
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