Lt Francis Aloysius Cahill (1918-1944)

Lt Francis Aloysius Cahill Veteran

Birth

1 May 1918

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death

21 Aug 1944 (aged 26)

France

Burial

Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial

Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map

Plot

Plot B Row 11 Grave 13

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Son of Cornelius J and Anna (Desmond) Cahill

Francis Cahill, and his friend and Radio man William RYAN flew scouting missions for the US Navy for the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Then they did the same thing for the D-Day landings in Southern France. Unfortunately, Francis and William were killed whilst trying to land on their ship – their plane exploded.

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