Lynn R Goetzman
MilitaryOn 13-Nov-43 as the pilot of P-38H 42-67073, 55FG/338FS he was last seen near Delmenhorst, Germany. His aircraft was attacked and shot down by German fighters but he was able to bale out anad was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed near Delmenhorst, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Spangenberg, Germany | 13 November 1943 - 14 June 1945 | Held at Oflag 9A/H Spangenberg-Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45 |
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Revisions
Lee Cunningham 15-Jul-2015. Added Deocration and Pow event per National Archive Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added Rank per MACR 1266; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan BIshop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1266 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list