Honor Mission
Pvt. Robert W. Cash
US Army Air Force
WW II POW/KIA
Multi-City, NY, NY - 10/24/2024
***UPDATED 10/22/2024 at 10:20 am***
Added information for arrival of veteran
today as Primary Staging
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 1, Region 2
About the Mission:
Repatriation of US Army PVT Robert W. Cash. In summer 1942, Cash was a member of the 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942.
Thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interred at POW camps. Cash was among those reported captured when U.S. forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese. They were subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and then held at the Cabanatuan POW Camp #1. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the war.
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
10/22/2024 at 05:20pm
Please stage at 5:20 pm at Gate 5 tonight for arrival of PVT Robert W. Cash. We will escort to the Funeral Home and participate with Military Honor Guard for the Honorable Transfer.
Secondary Staging Date and Staging Time:
10/24/2024 at 12:20pm
Staging Location:
Harris Funeral Home
570 Kings Hwy S
Rochester, NY 14617
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Nigel Heaton
585-202-0490
Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:
Updated 15, May 2024
The CDC has changed its COVID-19 protocol recommendations for 2024, updating them to reflect the changing severity and transmission of the virus. Please click here for the latest information and continue to practice common sense distancing protocols while in enclosed locations.
Special Information:
Service will be from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. We will form our flag line at 12:30 pm for the arrival of family and friends. Ride Captain John McMullen will Co-Captain this mission with me.
After services are over, we will provide an escort to White Haven Memorial Park 210 Marsh Rd Pittsford NY 14534.
Special Information, I was told Robert was already in Rochester but then this evening I had an update that he is due to arrive at Rochester Airport tomorrow around 6:00 pm
This info will not be verified until tomorrow morning so please be aware more information is coming for a possible escort from the airport to Harris Funeral Home. So currently, there is only one staging set.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
no
Submitted by:
Nigel Heaton
rs 10/21; MER
