William F Golden
Military ROLL OF HONOURWilliam F Golden served as a radio operator with the 437th Troop Carrier Group.
On 17 September 1944, Golden was flying in C-47 42-100801 as it towed a glider during Operation Market Garden en route to Eindhoven. Near Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands, the number 2 engine was hit by flak. The glider was released and the C-47 crashed out of control killing all four of its crew members.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Picadilly Filly
- Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
NY, USA | 12 March 1923 | Given as '1933' on enlistment record but likely incorrect transcription of 1923 |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 13 November 1942 | High School Graduate; Clerk in Financial Institution; Single. Residing in Nassau County, New York. |
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Died |
Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands | 17 September 1944 | Operation Market Garden (Invasion of Holland) |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jrfferson, Kentucky | 22 December 1948 | On December 22, 1948, three crewmembers were buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Section E13-14. |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
MACR 9903 through Fold3.com
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=121…
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=golden&GSfn=willi…;