John B GOETTKE | ||||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-513639 (15399028) | |||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 august 1922 | |||||||
| STATE | Hamilton County OHIO | |||||||
| FAMILY | Single | |||||||
| RANK | 1st Lieutenant | |||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | |||||||
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| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 14 deccember 1942 Cincinnati OHIO | |||||||
| BATTALION | 908th Field Artillery Battalion | |||||||
| DIVISION | 83rd Infantry Division | |||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 10 august 1944 |  | ||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Dinard/Pleurtuit | |||||||
| DONNEE DE PLAN |
Mission: Reconnaissance Lift-off: Malo Castle (Ile et Vilaine) Shot down by flak - Crashes in friendly territory | |||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | |||||||
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Memorial stone in Pleurtuit
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Absa3945.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Absa3945.com - Findagrave.com - Aerosteles.net |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |