John Joseph Cudihy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
page 55 of German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238
Object Number - UPL 44996 - John Cudihy’s Dog Tag on page 55 of German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
Shot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Killed In Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33552245
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32916266
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 27 May 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
21 October 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hassenhausen, Germany | 29 July 1944 | |
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Buried |
30 July 1944 | Hassenhausen cemetery, Germany | |
| Marblehead, Massachusetts | |||
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Buried |
after the war his remains were brought to the Temporary Lorraine American Cemetery, France | ||
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Buried |
His remains were brought back to the US in 1949. John Cudihy rests at the Star of the Sea Cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts |
Revisions
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Headstone Applications
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database