John Joseph Golden
MilitaryAssigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived 7-Jun-44 mission in B-24 42-94911 'Sweet Sioux'; enemy intruder A/C followed bomber stream back to base, shooting down A/C. Crashed off base near Wetheringsett, Baled out. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36049042 / O-811349
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sweet Sioux
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Arcade, New York | 17 December 1920 | Son of Madeline O'Hara. |
Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 11 August 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 September 1945 | Honorable discharge. | |
Died |
Buffalo, NY | 23 November 1998 | |
Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self