Lawrence Edward Godbey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 62594
UPL 62594
T/Sgt Lawrence E. Godbey
Lawrence Edward Godbey
Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5860 'Escape Kit', Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729797
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Randford, Virginia, USA | 5 December 1918 | Born Randford, Virginia |
Enlisted |
Richmond, Virginia | 15 November 1941 | Enlisted Richmond, Virginia |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Schweinberg, Germany | 17 August 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) Schweinberg, Germany |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, Missouri | 14 December 1950 | Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, Missouri |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database