John Vincent Cadden

Military

Object Number - UPL 71170 - T/Sgt John V Cadden

Assigned to 702BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Krivik's crew. Force-landed at Old Buckenham following return from 27-Sep-44 mission to Kassel. RTD

 

Awards: AM (2OLC), Good Conduct, PH, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-815364
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-100331
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Percy
  • Unit: 702nd Bomb Squadron 445th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

30 December 1923 BornMorristown, New Jersey

Enlisted

5 December 1942 EnlistedNewark, New Jersey

Died

16 August 2011 DiedAvalon, New Jersey

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Linda Cadden Gibson, daughter

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Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44 & p222 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION edited by Randy Baumgardner, D790.A2S45 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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