Sherman H Cassidy
Military
Object Number - UPL 13962 - Paul E Kingsley Crew, Belle of Boston, 42-52404 Back Row: Raymond Hunter - E, John Rogenmuser - N, Homer Ausman - CP, Paul Kingsley - P, Arthur...
WIA on mission to Brunswick Germany on 8 May 1944.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2045233
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Belle of Boston
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 January 1916 | ||
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 8 August 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Frettenham, Norwich, Norfolk NR12, UK | 8 May 1944 | There is one thing that happened that I remember very clearly indeed. I remember looking up from where I was kneeling beside one of the airmen and seeing walking towards me through the wreckage, smoke, and flames one of the airmen, he looked just like a ghost, he seemed to me to be about six foot tall. He had taken his flying helmet off and was carrying it, he appeared to have, as far as I can remember, very light or blonde hair. He didn’t seem to be injured in any way at that time to me. I think he was the upper turret gunner and had been thrown out of the plane, right across the common, landing in a very large bush, which cushioned his fall, escaping serious injury. What happened to him later I don’t know. (the airman was Cassidy) - excerpt from Derek Hewitt who at 14 helped his father pull the injured crew away from the burning wreckage |
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Died |
Sparta Township, NJ, USA | 14 July 1989 | |
| Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Revisions
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
458bg.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history & 458bg.com, Kingsley crew, crew member list & picture included
