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Personnel

Sgt

Richard M. CAWLEY

Richard Cawley

Sgt. Richard Cawley

Army Serial Number: 13186101
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 350th Bombardment Squadron
Rank: Sergeant
Position: Waist Gunner
Beginning Date of 100th Service: Unknown
Time of Service at Thorpe Abbotts: Unknown - Unknown

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: FEH
Comments: PITTSBURGH, PA

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
CREW

2nd Lt Emil V.Busch P FEH O-336718
2nd Lt Ralph E. Weaver CP FEH O-2069846
2nd Lt Joseph Kucht NAV FEH O-2077871
Cpl Robert J.Sweeney TOG FEH 36899154
S/Sgt Andrew J.Kroll TTE FEH 33291335
T/Sgt Robert E. Kausrud ROG FEH 36835579
Sgt Gerald F.Allen,Jr. BTG FEH 14177683
Cpl Richard M.Cawley, Jr. WG FEH 13186101
Cpl Howard 'W.Eichelberger TG FEH 35086578

350th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 6/4/45

Robert "Bob" Kausrud, 83-- Here is the obit for Robert Kausrud,(TAPS 29 Oct,2008) ROG on the 2nd Lt. Emil V. Busch crew

New Richmond News, WI - 11/07/2008

Robert "Bob" Kausrud passed away Oct. 29, 2008, at The Deerfield Care facility in New Richmond.
He was born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in Batavia, New York, and then Eau Claire, Wis. He graduated high school at University High in Kalamazoo, Mich. and attended Western Michigan for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corp to serve in World War II. He had lifelong love of as he called it “God’s Green Cathedral” where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, archery and being with nature. He also enjoyed playing the dulcimer and writing. Bob served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe from Oct. 1943 to 1946. He was honorably discharged as a Technical Sergeant 350th Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group. He was a radio operator and gunner and flew missions over Germany including the evacuation of prisoners from Dachau to Paris at the end of WWII. He also re-enlisted in 1953 during the Korean War.

My father Robert J Sweeney of Flint, Michigan was in the 350th,
passed away at the age of 52 yrs, on March 10, 1976 in Flint, Michigan.
Sadly, my father never talked much about his service in the war, and
we never even recieved An american flag at his funeral, much less any
military acknowledgements. I was 15 yrs old when he died in my arms
from suffering a heart attack at home. He was within 4 moths of
retiring from the City of Flint, Mi fire dept, where he was a
firefighter for over 24 years. If its possible please add him to the
taps list on this website. Thank you in advance.

Respectfully submitted,
His Son
Stephen M Sweeney
Memo 2:
Richard M. CAWLEY Jr,  TAPS

Died Saturday 23 Nov, 2019

350th Bomb Squadron, Lt Emil Busch Crew, Arrived at TA on 6 April, 1945
Waist Gunner on the crew
Funeral Service 7 December, 2019
RIP, God Bless


Obituary For Richard M. Cawley, Jr.
May 22, 1926 - November 23, 2019

Richard "Rich" "Dick" M. Cawley, Jr., of Whitehall, formerly of Hazelwood, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2019.

Beloved son of the late Richard M. Cawley, Sr. and Mabel Cawley; preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Marilyn Cawley; cherished father of Cynthia Cawley. Also survived by a sister, Evelyn Sekeres (James) and a nephew, James Sekeres, Jr. both of Houston, TX. Richard was a graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School. He served as a Sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a B-17 ball turret gunner (8th Air Force, 100th Bomb Group, 350th Squadron) stationed in Thorpe Abbotts, England (at one point being the youngest serviceman on the base) and in Germany following the conclusion of the war. Upon returning home, he attended and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and then worked as the local sales representative for several railroads. In "retirement" he worked at the South Park public golf course and administration office. Richard will be missed and remembered by all those who knew or were acquainted with him as a true gentleman and kind-hearted soul, but by no one more than his daughter

Crew List

1st Crew List

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Rank Name Pos Status
LT BUSCH, Emil V. P FEH
LT WEAVER, Ralph E. CP NOC
LT KUCHT, Joseph M. NAV FEH
T/SGT KROLL, Andrew J. TTE FEH
SGT KAUSRUD, Robert E. ROG FEH
S/SGT ALLEN, Gerald F. BTG FEH
Sgt CAWLEY, Richard M. WG FEH
S/SGT SWEENEY, Robert J. WG NOC
SGT EICHELBERGER, Howard W. TG FEH