George F Gottschalk

Military
media-38113.jpeg UPL 38113 The crew of 42-31906. Only two members of the crew are identified. Front Row Second left is Stf Sgt James D. Compton. Front row Far right is Sgt George Gottschalk.
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From Kay Hughes Daughter of Sgt Compton via the 94th BG Facebook Page

Object Number - UPL 38113 - The crew of 42-31906. Only two members of the crew are identified. Front Row Second left is Stf Sgt James D. Compton. Front row Far right is Sgt...

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He loved being around airplanes. After the war, he studied aeronautical engineering and received a university degree in that field, where he worked for the next 30 years.



Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Guenzenhausen on 7/31/44 in B-17 #4231906

Sgt Gottschalk is Front Row Far right

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Ralph T Bisdale

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32784962
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James D Compton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18176137
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Francis L Heimiller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32732753
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Darwin N Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-755694
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert T Maddison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-769156
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-31906

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Günzenhausen, Eching, Germany 31 July 1944

Born

Silver Spring, MD, USA

Revisions

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Via Kay Hughes

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7739
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=69498

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Contributorjengott
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I am his daugher.

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Contributorjengott
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From the account of the service member himself

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 7739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 38113 - The crew of 42-31906. Only two members of the crew...