Sylvester B Goeke
Military1st Lieutenant Sylvester B. Goeke was born May 11, 1918, and was the son of Ben and Ida Goeke. His hometown was Greenville, Ohio.
On March 22, 1945, while piloting B-26 tail #42-107785 of the 320th Bomb Group (M), 442nd Bomb Squadron (M), he and his crew were downed over Eppelheim, Germany. Their target was the railroad viaduct at Heidelburg.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
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Born |
Greenville, OH 45331, USA | 11 May 1918 | 1st Lieutenant Sylvester B. Goeke was born May 11, 1918, and was the son of Ben and Ida Goeke. His hometown was Greenville, Ohio. |
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Died |
22 March 1945 | On March 22, 1945, while piloting B-26 tail #42-107785 of the 320th Bomb Group (M), 442nd Bomb Squadron (M), he and his crew were downed over Eppelheim, Germany. Their target was the railroad viaduct at Heidelburg. | |
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Buried |
Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium |
Revisions
Bomb Squadron associations corrected from 422nd to 442nd. Both 12th Air Force Groups, not yet featured on the site.
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.