Hugh Ryan Cassels

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media-31046.jpeg UPL 31046 Hugh R. Cassels, Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 467th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) ditched in North Sea in B-24 'Wolves Inc' #4128981

Family member. Hugh R. Cassels was my father's oldest brother. Son of J. T. Cassels, from Arcadia, FL.

Object Number - UPL 31046 - Hugh R. Cassels, Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 467th Bomb Group Killed in Action (KIA) ditched in North Sea in B-24 'Wolves Inc'...

Ditched in the North Sea in B-24 'Wolves Inc.' #41-28981, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (4Z-V+) nicknamed "Wolves Inc." of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 4Z-V+.'

41-28981

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wolves Inc.
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron

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Born

7 May 1925

Died

4 March 1945

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Added a space to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added middle name and a Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56288447.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Nealy book p 216 & watts book p 188

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Object number: UPL 31046 - Hugh R. Cassels, Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist...