November 1955, a young soldier named Gene Casey survived a fiery airliner crash in Burien and rescued another soldier from the burning wreckage
It was November 1955 when a young soldier named Gene Casey survived aand then, in spite of his severe injuries, rescued another soldier from the burning wreckage. Nearly 70 years later, Casey may be awarded a medal – if anyone can be found to help corroborate his story.
Casey regained consciousness after the impact and says he was still buckled into his aisle seat in the back of the four-engine propeller-driven airliner.The passenger who had been sitting next to him had been decapitated. Gene Casey was seriously burned on his legs, feet, and arms, and he had an injured clavicle and a fractured skull. Somehow, Casey didn’t quite realize just yet how badly he was hurt. Still, he undid his seatbelt and somehow stood up.
“And I picked him up, and he slid off my slippery, burned arms,” Casey said. “I told him, I said, ‘If you pull me down, I won’t be able to get [back up].’” Despite the snow and ice, the rescue effort at the crash site in Burien was pretty remarkable. One house had been struck by wreckage and caught on fire, while other homes became makeshift shelters for the surviving passengers and crew, with homeowners in bathrobes tending to the injured and cold.
Since earlier this year, Congressional staffers near where Gene lives in Florida have been working with the Defense Department to try to get him a medal, but they need more corroboration of what actually happened on that snowy night behind a row of houses in Burien.
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