Jerome John Goubeaux

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943.  Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 42-3088 'Sugar Puss. ' Killed in Action.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert S Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Clarence Ray Christman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-450218
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Vern Becker Dennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673500
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Albert W Detrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

John James Gillis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11053557
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-30139

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-3088

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sugar Puss
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action

Hamburg, Germany 25 July 1943 Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR

Buried

Or Memorial

Greenville, Ohio, USA Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190, NARA, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…