Paul Shepard Casey Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 37732 - Lt's Robert A Foster and Paul S Casey Jr.
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in B-17 42-29981 Plane ditched in North Sea. All crew rescued. 26-Jul-43. RTD
Pilot of B-17 42-5801, lost on the Bochum mission, 12-Aug-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 656.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35487256
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37307371
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33014302
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39236208
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736431
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Peoria, IL | 23 November 1919 | Son of Paul S Snr and Florence Peters Casey. |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 2 January 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 12 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Vb. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 January 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Peoria, IL | 22 December 2004 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Podington | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
First Federated Columbarium Peoria, Peoria County, IL | First Federated Columbarium Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to Robert A. Foster who he grew up with and was in the same POW camp with.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 656 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database