Charles F Goodacre

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Green Hornet' #44-40286 MACR 13552

Wesel, Germany

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-40286

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Green Hornet
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Germany 24 March 1945

Born

Cape May, New Jersey, USA

Other

Bombardier School

Midland Texas Midland Texas Bombardier School 44-09

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database