Joseph H Godfrey

Military

Shot down on 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 44-6126 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Aircraft was attacked by fighters setting the bomb bay on fire which caused the aircraft to explode and break in two. T/Sgt Godfrey was able to bale out of the stricken aircraft and captured as POW. Aircraft carashed at Teistungen, Germany.



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6126

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychów, Poland 16 August 1944 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 4, Gross-Tychow, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Born

Longview, Texas

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8185 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Correction of typographical errors.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added map location to POW event.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added SN nad BS association per MACR 8185; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Decoration, Place, Aircraft and Mission within website data.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8185