Russell Herman Godde
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Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid 1-Aug-43; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 176
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16038495 / O-663535
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yen Tu
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lancaster, California | 8 March 1918 | Son of Anthony Frank and Marie Theresa Barbara [Wolff] Godde. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 24 January 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
Ploesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid 1-Aug-43; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 176 |
Based |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Remains recovered | ||
Buried |
Lancaster Cemetery Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA | Lancaster Cemetery Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California |
Revisions
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'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia