McDonald Godfrey
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW)-07/31/44-04/29/45 After war, joined NYANG- served as pilot, Ops Off & commander. Retired 1979 as colonel, NYANG. Traveled world wide & received many awards . Last assignment involved flying ski equipped C-130's off Greenland ice cap
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ DUC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Born |
Albany, New York | 18 May 1924 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 31 July 1944 | |
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Other Promoted |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7724 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self