Second Lieutenant Joseph Thomas Cagney, born in 1921, was the son of James E and Florence B Cagney of Chicago, Illinois.
In the 1930 census 9-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings Jane 13, James Jr. 11, and Richard 10, at 6975 N Ridge Blvd in Chicago. His father is a manager for an insurance company.In the 1940 census 19-year-old Joseph and 20-year-old Richard are living in the household of Carl Wiebat, at 1928 W Pratt around the corner from Ridge Ave., 8/10ths of a mile from their 1930 address in Chicago.The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county show Cagney, Joseph T, 2 Lt, from Cook County, Illinois as killed in action 29 July 1944. Lt Cagney was killed when his P-47D Thunderbolt 42-75427 "Gallopin Gertie" crashed on an armed reconnaissance mission to Saint Lo and St. Denis-le-Gast.
In the 1930 census 9-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings Jane 13, James Jr. 11, and Richard 10, at 6975 N Ridge Blvd in Chicago. His father is a manager for an insurance company.In the 1940 census 19-year-old Joseph and 20-year-old Richard are living in the household of Carl Wiebat, at 1928 W Pratt around the corner from Ridge Ave., 8/10ths of a mile from their 1930 address in Chicago.The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county show Cagney, Joseph T, 2 Lt, from Cook County, Illinois as killed in action 29 July 1944. Lt Cagney was killed when his P-47D Thunderbolt 42-75427 "Gallopin Gertie" crashed on an armed reconnaissance mission to Saint Lo and St. Denis-le-Gast.
Second Lieutenant Joseph Thomas Cagney, born in 1921, was the son of James E and Florence B Cagney of Chicago, Illinois.
In the 1930 census 9-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings Jane 13, James Jr. 11, and Richard 10, at 6975 N Ridge Blvd in Chicago. His father is a manager for an insurance company.In the 1940 census 19-year-old Joseph and 20-year-old Richard are living in the household of Carl Wiebat, at 1928 W Pratt around the corner from Ridge Ave., 8/10ths of a mile from their 1930 address in Chicago.The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county show Cagney, Joseph T, 2 Lt, from Cook County, Illinois as killed in action 29 July 1944. Lt Cagney was killed when his P-47D Thunderbolt 42-75427 "Gallopin Gertie" crashed on an armed reconnaissance mission to Saint Lo and St. Denis-le-Gast.
In the 1930 census 9-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings Jane 13, James Jr. 11, and Richard 10, at 6975 N Ridge Blvd in Chicago. His father is a manager for an insurance company.In the 1940 census 19-year-old Joseph and 20-year-old Richard are living in the household of Carl Wiebat, at 1928 W Pratt around the corner from Ridge Ave., 8/10ths of a mile from their 1930 address in Chicago.The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county show Cagney, Joseph T, 2 Lt, from Cook County, Illinois as killed in action 29 July 1944. Lt Cagney was killed when his P-47D Thunderbolt 42-75427 "Gallopin Gertie" crashed on an armed reconnaissance mission to Saint Lo and St. Denis-le-Gast.
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2LT 10 FTR SQ 50 FTR GP ILLINOIS
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