Raul C Goltara
Military
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UPL 16992
Crew #669
J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, unidentified person, Rufus A. David (CP), J.W. Thomas (P), Keith W. Merrill (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Houston S. Bell (TG), Charles M. McMillan (FE), John A. Bearden (BTG), Raul C. Goltara (R/O), Bernard W. Chapman (NG) 466th Bomb Group collection
J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, unidentified person, Rufus A. David (CP), J.W. Thomas (P), Keith W. Merrill (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Houston S. Bell (TG), Charles M. McMillan (FE), John A. Bearden (BTG), Raul C. Goltara (R/O), Bernard W. Chapman (NG) 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Served as RO on 5 gas haul missions and 34 combat missions between September 1944 and March 1945.
AM 4Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771322
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713572
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wishaw, Pennsylvania | 21 April 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 16 November 1942 | |
Died |
Bloomington, CA, USA | 30 May 1997 |
Revisions
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Sources
Document & Page 278 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Robert C. Moore