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NAME William Richard Cassaday |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 285103 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD 1103 Kenwood Street, Hammond, IN |
Mother, Mrs. Grace Cassaday | ||
| DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1919 at Nashville, TN |
ENTERED SERVICE May 20, 1940 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private William R. Cassaday was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Cassaday’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, IN Arlington National Cemetery Manila American Cemetery |
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