Claude George Godard Jr

Military
media-48687.jpeg UPL 48687 2nd Lt Claude G. Godard Jr

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 48687 - 2nd Lt Claude G. Godard Jr

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF, transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF, transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. ETD



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Queen Mu
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Margaret's Mace
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairhope, AL 30 March 1920 Son of Claude George Sr and Florida L [Dellings] Godard.

Enlisted

Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 3 February 1942 Brookley Field, Mobile, Alabama

Died

Fairhope, AL 27 December 1995

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Transferred

Raydon, UK Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Colony Cemetery Fairhope, Baldwin County, AL Colony Cemetery Fairhope, Baldwin County, Alabama

Based

Duxford Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Atcham, UK Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Additional source: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

Damick had middle initial as 'G' but have changed to 'C' based on source listed above and:
http://www.armyairforces.com/P47-416363-pilot-m157110.aspx

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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