Carl S Goldman
Military ROLL OF HONOURWhen with 68th Squadron, he flew with Bellingham. Joined Squadron prior to November 1944.
On 16-February-1943 in B-24D #42-40354 'Snafu' while serving as Tail Gunner the aircraft sustained mid-air collision with B-24D 41-23818 'Texan II' 44BG/67BS off the English coast near Selsey Bill, Sussex en-route to the target at St. Nazaire, France. Both aircraft exploded and crashed into the English Channel and both crews were killed. Killed in Action (KIA).
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster has him also serving with the 303BG/360BS.
Connections
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705102
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snafu
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mayesville, South Carolina, USA | ||
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Selsey Bill, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex PO20, UK | 16 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with another B-24, exploded and crashed into the English Channel en-route to the target at St. Nazaire, France. His remains have never been recovered. |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd
Lee Cunningham 21-Feb-2015. Added NOTE to Biography concerning the combination of data from a duplicate entry drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
Lee Cunningham 22-Feb-2015. Confirmed SN and added KIA event per MACR 5095; Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Corrected Unit connection, made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position and loss details to Biography per "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 5095 & 3202 B / MACR 5095, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 79, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy p. 50, The 44th BG in WWII by MacKay and Adams Appendix 4., ABMC web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database