Kay Velotte Cashman was born on February 16, 1924. He was the son of Fred K. Cashman and Catharine Velotte Cashman. He resided in Minnehaha County, South Dakota prior to the war.

Kay served as a Second Lieutenant and a Navigator on the B-17G #42-102422, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, U.S. Air Force during World War II.

B-17G #42-102422 took off from Sterparone, Italy on July 18, 1944 on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #42-102422, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. The entire crew, except for S/Sgt. Jaski, was lost in this crash.

He was originally interred overseas and is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. His name is listed on a group headstone because his remains are comingled with those of his crewmates.

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