John H Cassidy

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed NE of Diepholz, GR on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-29943 'Situation Normal'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Situation Normal
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 March 1944

Born

California, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2980 / MACR 2980, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database