Francis J Godfrey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 25208 - Sgt Francis J Godfrey Trained at Pueblo Army Air Base Colorado on B-24 Liberators before transferring to England
Sgt Francis Godfrey was Killed in Action on the 20th February 1945 when B-17 43-38568 crashed in the River Deben at Ramsholt, Suffolk.
This was to be the fifth mission flown by Francis with this crew.
Born 1926 Hartford County Connecticut – Buried In Soldiers Field Wilson Connecticut.
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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: Little Davey II
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 3 May 1944 | At Fort Devens |
|
Died |
River Deben, United Kingdom | 20 February 1945 | |
|
Born |
Hartford, CT, USA | ||
| Hartford County, CT, USA |
Revisions
correction to rank
493rd BG Archives
Correction to Biography to reflect correct number of missions flown with the crew
493rd BG Archives
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
