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name
CASH, Joseph Benjamin Jr - Date of
birth
12 December 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36831437 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
North of Gyor, Hungary
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph B. Cash (father)
Amelia Cash (mother)
Gertrude H. Cash (sister)
Franklyn J. Cash (brother)
Leatrice E. (Brotherton) Cash (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97351 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Blechhammer, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 6565
More information
Statement of 1st Lt James E. Wagner:"I had just glanced back to see the position of the squadron on my right wing, when I saw a lone Me-109 diving on B-17 No. 351 from the 4
o 'clock position, slightly high.The E/A closed in very near to the B-17 and then fired four or five bursts. I could see shots entering the tail section. Then the B-17 No. 351 pulled to the right, and straight up and fell off to the left and went into a flat spin. I lost sight before I saw any chutes, and the plane was still in a spin. This was at 1000 hours, at approximately 48-10N, 17-42 E, from an altitude of 21,000 feet."
Five crew members were killed in the crash, four were taken prisoner. The co-pilot, 1st Reese N. Burks died in a POW camp.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten