George Marvin Goddard Jr

Military
media-51647.jpeg UPL 51647 1st Lt George Marvin Goddard Jr, 343BS, 98BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 51647 - 1st Lt George Marvin Goddard Jr, 343BS, 98BG

Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Goddard crew. 10 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 22-Feb-44 in B-24 42-73138; fighters / flak, explosion starboard side of fuselage. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2726



Flak was accurate and crew were fighting off 8 x Me110's at the time of explosion.



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11031403
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17015953
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Fortune
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ennis, TX 4 January 1920 Son of George Marvin Sr and Alvera [Vancil] Goddard.

Enlisted

Dallas, TX 2 November 1941 Dallas, Texas

Died

Nepomuk, Czech 22 February 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Regensburg 22-Feb-44 in B-24 42-73138; fighters / flak, explosion starboard side of fuselage. KIA MACR 2726

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO 15 June 1950 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri

Based

Lecce 22 February 1944 Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.

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