David W Godfrey

Military
media-20001.jpeg UPL 20001 Crew #796
Edward L. Suagee Crew
466th BG - 787th BS

Standing Left to Right: Kirby Smith (P), Edward L. Suagee (P), Robert Hansen (B), Bruce Parker (N)

Kneeling Left to Right: Marvin Greenbaum (R/O), David Godfrey (G), Lucian R. Smith (G), Charles E. Whitmer (G), M.H. Green (G), Frank Piwowarski (FE)

This crew arrived at Attlebridge too late to see combat. They did participate in training missions, trolley missions, and Operation Home Run 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 20001 - Crew #796 Edward L. Suagee Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Kirby Smith (P), Edward L. Suagee (P), Robert Hansen (B), Bruce...

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Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan 1 November 1924

Died

1 April 1991

Buried

Detroit, Michigan

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son Randy

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