Francis W Godfrey

Military

1st Lieutenant Francis W. Godfrey was born January 26, 1920. His next of kin were his mother, Mildred Godfrey, and a brother, John Paul Godfrey. He was from West Los Angeles, California.

On March 25, 1945, while piloting P-47 tail #42-25852 of the 404th Fighter Group, 507th Fighter Squadron, he was down 4 miles west of Wissen, Germany.

His remains were never recovered.



P-47 nickname Hoosier Honey https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/airwar-ww2-the-pilots.54010/page-…

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Snortin Bull
  • Unit: 404th Fighter Group 507th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, CA, USA 26 January 1920 1st Lieutenant Francis W. Godfrey was born January 26, 1920. His next of kin were his mother, Mildred Godfrey, and a brother, John Paul Godfrey. He was from West Los Angeles, California.

Died

Wessen, 37318 Uder, Germany 25 March 1945 On March 25, 1945, while piloting P-47 tail #42-25852 of the 404th Fighter Group, 507th Fighter Squadron, he was down 4 miles west of Wissen, Germany.

Buried

His remains were never recovered. Tablet of the Missing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

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Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.