James J Goebel Jr

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-24 #42-110060, Evaded (EVD).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110060

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

315

  • Date: 24 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Evaded

Belgium 24 April 1944

Revisions

Date19 Nov 2021 06:59:45
ContributorCamel123
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank and mission associations
Sources

Military biography

Date11 May 2020 05:22:25
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:34
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4293 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 4293 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database