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SSGT Edward J Cassidy

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SSGT Edward J Cassidy Veteran

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 Jan 1944 (aged 24)
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot C Row 7 Grave 35
Memorial ID
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He was serving on the crew of the B-17 #42-30865 during a mission to bomb the aviation industry at Oschersleben, Germany. They were shot down by enemy fighters. The ship was on fire, lost control and the outer left section of the wing and aileron was shot off. Six members of the crew of ten were killed.
He was serving on the crew of the B-17 #42-30865 during a mission to bomb the aviation industry at Oschersleben, Germany. They were shot down by enemy fighters. The ship was on fire, lost control and the outer left section of the wing and aileron was shot off. Six members of the crew of ten were killed.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.



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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357504/edward_j-cassidy: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Edward J Cassidy (10 Apr 1919–11 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56357504, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).