Louis Norman Kase
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Scanned from a newspaper article saved in a family scrapbook.
Object Number - UPL 36692 - Army decorates heroes of raid on Ploesti. Local newspaper article.
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 157
NOTE: Louis N. Kassowitz enlisted under the name Louis Norman Kase
Awards: DSC, AM, PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666292
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia County, PA | 1 December 1912 | Son of Jacob and Anna [Brooks] Kassowitz. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 28 May 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Ole Kickapoo' 42-40753 |
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Buried |
Mount Jacob Cemetery Glenolden, Delaware County, PA | Mount Jacob Cemetery Glenolden, Delaware County, Pennsylvania | |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added S/N and real name per info on Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 45238387. Added events (Born & Burial) per info on Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 45238387.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 157
