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CASSITY, Cecil William - Date of
birth
17 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Balko, Beaver County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Beaver County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38270619 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles A. Cassity (father)
Pansy (Schoonover) Cassity (mother)
Louise (Forney) Cassity (stepmother)
Alve Cassity (brother)
Lavon Cassity (half sister)
Reola Cassity (half sister)
Walter Cassity (half brother)
More information
Cpl Cecil W. Cassity graduated from Balko High School in 1941.He enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 1 October 1942.
He was wounded in France on 14 June 1944 and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Fields of Honor Foundation, Family collection