James William Godwin
Military
Bombardier
Calvin Samson Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 37514 - 1LT James William Godwin Bombardier Calvin Samson Crew 388th BG - 561st BS
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
- Date: 11 May 1944
- Date: 8 May 1944
- Date: 26 March 1944
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Center City, Texas | 13 June 1918 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 20 February 1944 - 26 August 1945 | |
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Died |
Panama City, Florida | 11 July 2005 | |
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Buried |
Panama City, Florida | 15 July 2005 | Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery Panama City, Bay County, Florida, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html