George R Godshalk Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J AC 42-50580 shot down over North Sea by a malfunctioning top turret gun on another B-24 while on a practice mission.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50580

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Transferred

10 August 1944 Transferred from 492nd Bomb Group to 467th Bomb Group

Died

North Sea 16 August 1944 Killed in Action - non-battle

Born

Oklahoma

Buried

On the Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

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http://www.492ndbombgroup.com
MACR 167276 - https://www.fold3.com

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Combat supplement, Unit history & Watts book p143 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia