Edward J Cassidy
Military ROLL OF HONOURBack row, left to right: Alexander Wisniewski, ?, Paul W Campbell, ?, ?
Front row, left to right: Jim F Hoy, Dante Di Martino, John W Brooks, Robert J McGuire
Very front row: Stanley J Backiel
303rd BG Web Page
Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-30865. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35304195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
11 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 |
Revisions
Updated the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56357504.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357504/edward-j-cassidy
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1927 / MACR 1927, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database