Lawrence Goldstein

Military
media-31058.jpeg UPL 31058 TSGT Lawrence Goldstein
Radio Operator
Keirsted Crew
388th BG - 563rd BS

Object Number - UPL 31058 - TSGT Lawrence Goldstein Radio Operator Keirsted Crew 388th BG - 563rd BS

Flew 25 missions--first day raid on Berlin--crew name 'Worry Wart'--on 25th mission, returned to base, last plane to land, chased to channel by Fw 190--shooting continously until we escaped. As RO was able to obtain position report from rescue not despite Germany radio jamming. Pilot, B. J. Keirsted, credited my action as one that saved crew.



DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ GC/ EAME w/ 1 battle star/ ETO



COMPLETED 25 COMBAT MISSIONS/ FLIGHT R/O INSTRUCTOR WITH 487 BG. FLEW BIG WEEK MISSIONS. . . TOTAL COMBAT HOURS 191 RETURN TO U. S. FLEW 0NE YEAR AS B-29 R/O RADIO INSTRUCTOR CLOVIS AAB KOREAN WAR ASSIGNED TO MISAWA AFB JAPAN 14 MONTHS AS COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR



DFC/AIR MEDAL 3 CLUSTER/ETO RIBBON WITH BATTLE STAR AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON/GOOD CONDUCT/KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL/ UN MEDAL/ KOREAN PRESIDENT CITATION

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800365
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Worry Wart
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Cock O' The Walk" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cock O The Walk
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pegasus Too
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 10 February 1922

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 26 November 1943 - 4 March 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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