William Manch Goodwin Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-7046.jpeg UPL 7046 Crew #422 & #538
Raymond W. Meyer Crew
466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons
A/C in the photo appears to be B-24J-120-CO 42-109985 which appears to have flown combat with the 5th AF in the Pacific

Standing Left to Right: William M. Goodwin (N), John E. Meyer (B), Joseph J. Cecil (CP), Raymond W. Meyer (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Myron Shriver (FE), Edward Villard (BTG), Tony Tuffe (NG), Richard Berner (TG), Roy Dinan (R/O), Joseph Balistro (TTG)

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7046 - Crew #422 & #538 Raymond W. Meyer Crew 466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons A/C in the photo appears to be B-24J-120-CO 42-109985 which...

Killed In Action when his a/c, B-24H-10-DT #41-28752 "Shoo Shoo Baby" crashed in a field off the end of Runway 27 near Hockering Heath. It appears that Goodwin was flying this mission as a replacement navigator with the Vogel Crew (Crew #529) to possibly catch up with his own crew (Meyer Crew - Crew #538) who finished their tour 4 days later.



Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed on takeoff. All crew were Killed in Action (KIA) The plane stalled out on take off and crashed at the end of the runway. The fuel tanks exploded and then 2 of the thousand pound bombs went. off.

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Raymond William Meyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert R Vogel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-684814
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sandersville Ga 26 October 1921

Died

Hockering Heath, Dereham, Norfolk NR20, UK 28 July 1944 a/c crashed on takeoff. all onboard were KIA

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England Plot: Plot E Row 3 Grave 44

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466th BG Historian

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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / first cousin: Nell Chancey

William Manch Goodwin: Gallery (2 items)

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