Austin Center Godsey
Military
Rear L-R: Fred Glover, George Baltes, Edward Macauley, Rob Marble.
Front L-R: Robert Walls ?, Austin Godsey, Charles Giltenboth, MIlton Kanz, John Stenger, Branislaw Posluszny .
Object Number - UPL 51064 - "Lt. Baltes and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944." Rear L-R: Fred Glover,...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Baltes crew. 31 missions completed by 17-Oct-44. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19069634 / O-758514
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eight Ball III
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nickelsville, Scott County, VA | 4 December 1921 | Son of James L and Cornie K [Wood] Godsey. |
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Enlisted |
Abingdon, VA | 28 July 1942 | Abingdon, Virginia |
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Died |
Hanford, CA | 25 May 2014 | |
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Buried |
Holston View Cemetery Weber City, Scott County, VA | 28 May 2014 | Holston View Cemetery Weber City, Scott County, Virginia |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster