Herman Frank Cash

Herman Frank Cash (July 25, 1918 – February 7, 1994) was a suspected fourth conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963 along with Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., Robert Edward Chambliss, and Bobby Frank Cherry, all of whom received prison sentences for their involvement in the incident. Cash died in 1994 and was never tried for his alleged involvement in the bombing.

Herman Frank Cash
Born	(1918-07-25)July 25, 1918 Pinson, Alabama, U.S.
Died	February 7, 1994(1994-02-07) (aged 75) Pinson, Alabama, U.S.
Resting place	Northview Cemetery Cedartown, Georgia, U.S.
Known for	Suspected co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Criminal charge	None
Criminal status	Deceased
Spouse	Myrtle Cash
Children	2

Life

Cash was married to Myrtle Cash and had two children, Carolyn and Maurice. He was a truck driver for Dixie-Ohio Express Company. Cash was a member of United Klans of America, a Ku Klux Klan organization. He served in the United States Army during World War II.

Bombing role

Although officially named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a suspect as early as 1965, Cash was never formally charged with any crime. He maintained his innocence and passed a polygraph test given by the FBI. Acquaintances claimed that Cash was too nervous to be capable of committing a crime of the magnitude of the bombing.

Cash died in 1994 in Pinson, Alabama.

See also

• Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr.
• Bobby Frank Cherry
• Robert Edward Chambliss
• African-American history
• Civil Rights Movement
• Birmingham campaign
• Mass racial violence in the United States

Further reading

• Sikora, Frank (2005). Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817352684.