Alton R Goodling

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA crashed into channel in B-17 #4337645. March 24, 1945 when passing over Great Yarmouth, he suddenly requested permission to jettison his bombs. Obviously there was trouble aboard his plane. He called out again to report that he had an engine on f

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37645

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 March 1945

Born

Royalton, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 24 March 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13603 / MACR 13603; Snetterton Falcons, pg 236, 243, 245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database