William Lyle Goodman
Military
Object Number - UPL 25779 - 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Ramhausen on 20 Mar 45 in B-17 'Boss Lady' #42-97271.
Missing Air Crew Report #13565.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38565355
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boss Lady
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Vandalia, Missouri, USA | 10 August 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA | 20 July 1943 | Residence: Audrain County, Missouri Private, No Branch Assignment |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14, UK | 5 February 1945 - 20 March 1945 | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 dated 5 February 1945. 17 combat missions. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 20 March 1945 | Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
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Died |
Lasalle County, IL, USA | 2 September 1967 | Burial: Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Rock Island County Illinois, USA Plot: L - 2024 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13565 / MACR 13565, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database