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Joseph Thomas CAGNEY
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Source : Patootie | |||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-702762 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 Chicago | ||||||
| STATE | Cook, ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : James E & Florence B CAGNEY Siblings : Jane, James & Richard | ||||||
| RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 10th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 50th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th Tactical Air Command | ||||||
| 9th Air Force | |||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 july 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Cerisy-la-Salle - 12 km of Coutances | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-11 - s/n 42-75427
Macr: 7400 Mission: Armed reconnaissance on St-Lô - St-Denis-le-Gast Take-Off: terrain A-10 Carentan (50) - Flying in No. 4 in Crash to 12h10 - Crash observed by 2nd Lieutenant L B Charbonneau | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Le Chêne N°3543
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||
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Source : Andy |
Livre de classe pilote 43-K, Waco, Texas. Source : USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
Cagney cenotaph added to his parents grave at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois Source : Andy | |||||
| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Arie-Jan van Hees - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Facebook.com |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |