William Manch Goodwin Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURRaymond W. Meyer Crew
466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons
A/C in the photo appears to be B-24J-120-CO 42-109985 which appears to have flown combat with the 5th AF in the Pacific
Standing Left to Right: William M. Goodwin (N), John E. Meyer (B), Joseph J. Cecil (CP), Raymond W. Meyer (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Myron Shriver (FE), Edward Villard (BTG), Tony Tuffe (NG), Richard Berner (TG), Roy Dinan (R/O), Joseph Balistro (TTG)
466th BG Historian
Killed In Action when his a/c, B-24H-10-DT #41-28752 "Shoo Shoo Baby" crashed in a field off the end of Runway 27 near Hockering Heath. It appears that Goodwin was flying this mission as a replacement navigator with the Vogel Crew (Crew #529) to possibly catch up with his own crew (Meyer Crew - Crew #538) who finished their tour 4 days later.
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed on takeoff. All crew were Killed in Action (KIA) The plane stalled out on take off and crashed at the end of the runway. The fuel tanks exploded and then 2 of the thousand pound bombs went. off.
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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 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684814
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sandersville Ga | 26 October 1921 | |
Died |
Hockering Heath, Dereham, Norfolk NR20, UK | 28 July 1944 | a/c crashed on takeoff. all onboard were KIA |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England Plot: Plot E Row 3 Grave 44 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / first cousin: Nell Chancey