Jack Keith Goetz

Military
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30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31274 'Sea Hag': 15 minutes over France, the #1 prop ran away, threw chunks of cowling, and caught on fire; they ditched in the Channel at 1125 hrs; nine crewmembers were picked up and returned to base, one crewmember missing (KIA), MACR 1768. Earlier, on 17 August 1943, in B17 42-29728 'El Rauncho'; crash landed at base on return from the first Schweinfurt mission due to battle damage.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Rauncho
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sea Hag
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

23 July 1942 Private, Branch Imamterial

Other

Assigned

31 July 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 31 July 1943, Randolph Jacobs Crew. 24 combat missions.

Died

20 February 2016

Born

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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2016-02-21, Personal communication with his daughter, Pat Rollins.

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1375
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieKey=12…
MACR 1768 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

13 July 2014, Consolidated information from the record of J K Goetz.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1768, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 248 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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