Rheudolph W Cain
Military
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Object Number - UPL 20822 - Sgt Rheudolph W. Cain - North Pickenham, May 1945
Rheudolph Cain was the youngest of Anna S. Cain's three sons (the others : Walter and Hubert). He enlisted at the end of 1943 in the Air Corps after two years at Parkersburgh High School in West Virginia. Trained as a gunner, he was sent overseas and assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 "Belle Ringer" # 42-51195 when it crash-landed in Belgium on return from the 14 March 1945 mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Gütersloh, Germany. [ NOTE : His first name is spelled Rudolph in the US 1940 Census, but it is in fact Rheudolph. ]
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38554671
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13180874
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33801048
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
West Virginia, United States | 14 October 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | 15 December 1943 | |
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Died |
Troy, Ohio, United States | 21 May 1997 | |
| Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | |||
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Buried |
Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio, United States |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history