John E Goettel

Military
media-39459.jpeg UPL 39459 Crew list for B-17 42-30309 assigned to the 525th BS 379th BG, at Station 117 (Kimbolton) and listed as MIA on the Schweinfurt mission of 17-Aug-43. MACR 1763

John E Goettel, William O La Dow, James W Leckey, Joe R Lee Jr, Vincent C Leonard, Talmage C Naron, Edward H Schad, James W Sexton, Joseph H Sheppard, Preston Wells Jr

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Object Number - UPL 39459 - Crew list for B-17 42-30309 assigned to the 525th BS 379th BG, at Station 117 (Kimbolton) and listed as MIA on the Schweinfurt mission of 17-Aug-43....

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30309 'Raging Red', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30309

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raging red
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943

Born

Port Chester, New York

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Added a connection to A/C #42-30309 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N from MACR 1763 attached to this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1763;  379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 275

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