Kenneth Henry Cassens
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 4764 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97128) nicknamed "Screwball Express" of the 379th Bomb Group. Printed caption on image: "Screwball Express...
Author of Screwball Express: Authentic Biography Of A B-17G Flying Fortress Assigned To 379th Bomb Group (H) Kimbolton, England, World War II
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ PUC/ EAME w/ 2 stars
* "He served nine years as a member of the Association's Board of Directors; was Chairman of the 379th Monument project for the Memorial Gardens at the 8th Air Force Heritage Museum; served as 2nd and Ist Vice President of the Association; was the Association's "copyright consultant" and most recently was the co-editor of the 379th Anthology."
* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8337480/kenneth-henry-cassens
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39006189 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Screwball Express
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Edwarsdville, Illinois | 23 May 1922 | |
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Died |
28 June 2001 | Ocala, Florida, USA | |
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Buried |
Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens, Garden of Honor Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8337480/kenneth-henry-cassens |
Revisions
Added his middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 8337480.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8337480/kenneth-henry-cassens
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
