Sherman H Cassidy
Military
Back Row: Raymond Hunter - E, John Rogenmuser - N, Homer Ausman - CP, Paul Kingsley - P, Arthur Doyle - B
Front Row: Albert Nix - G, Sherman Cassidy - G, Wayne Danielson - G, Ben Wishinski - RO, Arthur Neubacher - NTG
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 | ||
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 8 August 1942 | |
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 |
Died |
Sparta Township, NJ, USA | 14 July 1989 | |
Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to highest rank, awards, events and person associations
Contributorusxpat
ChangesChanges to service number, awards, place associations and media associations
Sources
458bg.com
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Sources
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