Ray Carlton Gooden

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 4 Jan 1944 B-24H 42-7476 'Nice N' Naughty'. Problems on TO and AC ran off end of runway and crashed in ditch.



Shot down by fighters after bombs away on mission to V-sites at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 21 Jan 1944 in B-24D 42-72813 'Queen Marlene. ' Killed in Action.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-72813

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Queen Marlene
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

42-7476

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Nice 'n Naughty
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

21 January 1994

Born

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=3360&dt=893&…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56997506/ray-carlton-gooden

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2252 / MACR 2252, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database