SGT. JOE CADY KILLED DEC. 21
Williams—Staff Sgt. Joe Cady jr., previously reported as missing in action on the Belgium front, was killed in that area on Dec. 21, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cady, have been notified by the War Department message.
Sergeant Cady was first listed as missing in action since Dec. 23, and was apparently located in the area where the nazis made their deep salient into the American lines. Last word received from their son was a letter sent to Mr. and Mrs. Cady and arriving in Williams, Iowa, Dec. 28.
The Williams sergeant was mentioned in October as an outstanding taken commander during the American drive through France. A dispatch from France said he had led a column of tanks in a drive through to join the English forces south of Falaise.
His column succeeded in knocking out two German tanks, a self-propelled gun, several trucks, a staff car and a motorcycle.
To top it all off, the dispatch said, Sergeant Cady fired several rounds at a closely packed column of German infantry inflicting heavy losses.
Source: The Daily Freeman Journal, January 22, 1945
NOTES:
Joe L. ‘Jake’ Cady, Jr. was born Sept. 30, 1918 to Joseph Laverne and Sarah Jane Hupp Cady. He died Dec. 21, 1944, in the “Battle of the Bulge”, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium. He is buried in the Williams Cemetery, Williams, IA. Sgt. Cady was first reported as missing in action Dec. 21, 1944.
The Williams sergeant was mentioned in October as an outstanding tank commander during the American drive through France. A dispatch from France said he had led a column of tanks in an drive through to join the English forces south of Falaise. His column succeeded in knocking out two German tanks, a self-propelled gun, several trucks, a staff car and a motorcycle. Sergeant Cady also fired several rounds at a closely packed column of German infantry inflicting heavy losses.
His parents were notified in Jan. 1945 that he was killed in action on the Belgium front, Dec. 1944. He was with Co. D, 33rd Armored Regiment Infantry. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, IA
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