George G Gould
MilitaryShot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31521 'Badland Bat', Prisoner of War (POW).
Was awarded the Soldier's Medal for heroism displayed when a plane crashed and burst into flames with 9 men aboard. Capt Gould assisted by two other men managed to drag 7 of the occupants to safety.
POW, Soldiers Medal for Heroism
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duffy's tavern
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
29 April 1944 | ||
Born |
Hollis, Oklahoma |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4346 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4346,
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3026