Cornelius J Cavanaugh
MilitaryOn August 8th [1944] this squadron furnished ramrod area support to the 3rd and 4th Force, 3rd Bomb Division. We began patrol of our area at 1250 and broke off when Mohair called in bandits SE of our area. A formation of 25 FW 190s were encountered at 17,000 feet with a top cover of 30 FW 190s at 25,000 feet. These E/A were engaged resulting in claims of one FW 190 destroyed, one FW 190 probably destroyed and two FW 190s damaged by Lt’s John S. Keesey and one FW 190 damaged by Lt. Cornelius J. Cavanaugh. Lt. John C. Allen and Lt. Willis J. Cherry failed to return from this mission. Lt. Allen was last seen in the vicinity of Dreux and Lt. Cherry was last seen in the vicinity of Poix. In a strafing attack on ground targets, two trucks were damaged by Lt’s Hatter, Britton, Barth and Boyd. ~ Excerpt from the August 1944 368th Fighter Squadron History. 359th Fighter Group collection
Photo courtesy Anthony Chardella.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 67 x missions, 272+ hours, Credited 1 x damaged Fw190. Baled Out of P-51D 44-13598 due to engine failure Earls Colne, Colchester 1-Aug-44. RTD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Royal Oak, Michigan | 25 November 1922 | |
Based |
East Wretham | 14 June 1944 - 18 January 1945 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Baled Out (RTD) |
Earls Colne, Colchester CO6, UK | 1 August 1944 | Baled Out of P-51D 44-13598 due to engine failure Earls Colne, Colchester 1-Aug-44. RTD. |
Other E/A Damaged |
28100 Dreux, France | 8 August 1944 | Fw190 damaged vicinity Dreux 8-Aug-44. |
Other Promotion |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 19 August 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 January 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/286789629-cornelius-j-cavanaugh
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Cavanaugh&Submit=Sea…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-13598&Submit4=Go
359th Fighter Group, 1943-1945 By Thomas H. Raines
Fogg in the Cockpit: Howard Fogg Master Railroad Artist, World War II By Richard P. Fogg
P-51 Mustang By Gardner N. Hatch, Winter Frank H.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History