James William Godwin

Military
media-37514.jpeg UPL 37514 1LT James William Godwin
Bombardier
Calvin Samson Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
388th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 37514 - 1LT James William Godwin Bombardier Calvin Samson Crew 388th BG - 561st BS

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Units served with

People

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 492nd Bomb Group bombs a target near Hamburg. 

Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAF- 492nd BG showing successful result on oil target near Hamburg, 6 Aug 1944.'
  • Date: 6 August 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.
  • Date: 4 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Center City, Texas 13 June 1918

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall Airfield, UK 20 February 1944 - 26 August 1945

Died

Panama City, Florida 11 July 2005

Buried

Panama City, Florida 15 July 2005 Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery Panama City, Bay County, Florida, USA

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