Cassidy Hedley Eugene

Name:

Hedley Eugene Cassidy

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

15114879

Unit:

407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1964-12-30

State:

Kentucky

Cemetery:

McEldowney Cemetery, Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Hedley Eugene Cassidy was born on November 15, 1920, in Kinniconick, Lewis County, Kentucky. He was the son of William Owen Cassidy and Hannah Pauline Harrison Cassidy, and the husband of Helen Lucille Swearingen Cassidy.

Hedley served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, as a Technical Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner on the B-17 'Hi-Lo Jack' #42-9725 during World War II. On September 3, 1943, at 0600H, his crew took off from Station 102 airfield in Alconbury, England, for a mission to Romilly-sur-Seine and St-André-de-l'Eure, France. Shot down by JG26 Fw190 fighters at 08:40, all crew members were able to survive their crashing plane. The aircraft crashed 1 km north of Trilbardou, between Meaux and Claye-Souilly. TSgt Cassidy returned to the UK on December 3, 1943.

Hedley died on December 30, 1964, at the age of 44, and is now buried in the McEldowney Cemetery, Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net