Don Marion Goodfleisch

Military
Don M. Goodfleisch a pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Don M. Goodfleisch.' media-401456.jpg FRE 2710 Don M. Goodfleisch a pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Don M. Goodfleisch.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2710 - Don M. Goodfleisch a pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Don M. Goodfleisch.'

Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 56FG(HQ). ETD





Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Columbus, OH 1 August 1916 Son of John and Lulu Mabel Goodfleisch.

Enlisted

Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH 12 November 1940 Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio

Other

Discharged USAAF

30 September 1969 Honourable discharge.

Died

San Antonio, TX 4 September 1991

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX 7 September 1991 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Based

Boxted Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 56FG(HQ). ETD

Based

Boxted Transferred to 56FG(HQ).

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Roger Freeman Photo.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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