William H. GOETZ

 

goetz william h

Source : Tx Oma

NUMBER OF SERVICEO-435765  (15069109)
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH 1920 MARYLAND
ENLISTMENT STATEFairmont, WEST VIRGINIA
FAMILYSingle
RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT Paymasters, payroll clerks, and timekeepersNE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT11 July 1941 Fort Hayes Columbus OHIO
 SQUADRON427th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP303rd Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH3 January 1943

goetz william h

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHoff St Nazaire
DATA PLAN 

B-17 Fortress - type F-20-BO - s/n 41-24517 GN*O "Kali"

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Macr : 6141

Mission : Attaque base sous-marine de St-Nazaire

Takeoff station 107 Molesworth , Cambridgeshire

Shot down by enemy hunter (Oblt S Schnell) -

Explodes in flight and crashes into the ocean

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of the Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilot

 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

usaf  8air force  303bg 427bs
STORY
 

goetz william h

Source : USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries 

 

 

Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-20-BO - s/n 41-24517 GN*O

"Kali"

 

1Lieutenant William H. GOETZ Pilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James O-435765 - AM/PH - WEST VIRGINIA
Major Charles C SHERIDAN CoPilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James O-408859 - AM/PH - KANSAS
2Lieutenant Robert L MADRID Navigator Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James O-660878 - AM/PH - UTAH
2Lieutenant Robert W SMITH Bomber Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James O-727128 - AM/PH - TEXAS
T/Sergeant Joseph H WALTERS Radio Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James 16007997 - AM/PH - WISCONSIN
T/Sergeant James F SHELLY Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James 13003669 -
S/Sergeant Donald H RUTT Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James 17033430 - AM/PH - IOWA
S/Sergeant Merel D BRADLEY Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James 19062629 - AM/PH - CALIFORNIA
Sergeant Martin F McDONALD Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James 12059649 - AM/PH - NEW YORK
Sergeant Walter E RUNGE Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James 36235828 - AM/PH - WISCONSIN

goetz william h

Source : USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries

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