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CASH, Donald L - Date of
birth
12 November 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri -
Hometown
Marion County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17072072 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Martinsbüttel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert W. Cash (father)
Hazel I. (Geigley) Cash (mother)
Dorothy Cash (sister)
Robert W. Cash (brother)
Steve Berry (Cousin)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30649 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Rose Olive
Destination: Stettin, Germany
MACR: 3668
More information
A/C 42-30649 was downed by enemy aircraft. Damage caused explosion in mid-air.The 92nd group led the 40th Wing and also had seven A/C fly as low squadron of the high group. All A/C except one bombed visually on the target of opportunity, which was the industrial area of Stettin. Friendly fighter support was good, but in several areas insufficient to cope with the strong e/a opposition. A/C 649 from this group seen to go down in flames from the first enemy aircraft attack just west of Hannover. The A/C crashed in Martinsbüttel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ndma.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com – Berry´s and Beyond Family Tree
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Steve Berry, www.fold3.com – 92nd BG