George G Gould

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31521 'Badland Bat', Prisoner of War (POW).



Was awarded the Soldier's Medal for heroism displayed when a plane crashed and burst into flames with 9 men aboard. Capt Gould assisted by two other men managed to drag 7 of the occupants to safety.



POW, Soldiers Medal for Heroism

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3507

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duffy's tavern
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

29 April 1944

Born

Hollis, Oklahoma

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4346 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4346,

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