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Francis Aloysius CAHILL
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Class 1939
Source : Boston College Veterans Memorial (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-112597 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 May 1918 Boston, Suffolk County, MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
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| RANK | Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| UNIT | VCS-8 - USS Philadelphia (CL-41) | ||||||
| ARMY | United States Naval Reserve | ||||||
| US Navy | |||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 21 August 1944 |
Source : andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH |
Off the Ile du Levant Position 43°2.4N/6°9.1E (territorial waters) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Curtiss SOC Seagull - type - s/n 1083
Mission : Observation Take off USS Philadelphia (CL-41) | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : Andy
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Extrait du "Report of Operations and Action" du Philadelphia - 21 August The Philadelphia entered fire support area of Giens Peninsula again at 0700 screened by the USS Mackenzie and French destroyer leader Le Malin. The Giens Peninsula and Porquerolles Island were kept under surveillance by Philadelphia planes throughout the day but no ennemy activity was observed and no targets were fired upon.[…] Shortly after 14h50 radio contact was lost with spotting n°1, Lieutenant F A Cahill pilot; plane n°2, Lieutenant Lawry pilot reported that his radioman had observed a plane crash in flames near position Lat. 43 degrees 2.4 minutes North, Long. 6 degrees 9.1 minutes East at about the time that radio contact with plane n°1 was lost.<br>Efforts were continued to make contact by radio until 1600. Lieutenant Cahill and his plane was reported as missing to the Task Force Commander.
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Crew of Curtiss SOC Seagull - type - s/n 1083 of US Navy
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| Lt | Francis Aloysius CAHILL | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-112597 - GS/DFC/AM - Fils de Thomas F et Emma (Dillon) Cahill - Dorchester, Massachusetts - Epoux de Virginia Joan Cahill, Brookline, Boston | |
| ARSC | William Henry | RYAN | Radio | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 2441672 - DFC/AM - Aviation Radioman Second Class - 19 ans - Né le 18/01/1925, Glenolden, Pennsylvania - Fils de Lawrence Webster et Miriam Viola (Yeager) Ryan |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Bc.edu |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |