Samuel Erastus Godwin

Military
media-7084.jpeg UPL 7084 Crew #624
Samuel E. Godwin Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Gilbert A. Holmes (N), Leonard M. Glass (B), Samuel E. Godwin (P), Warren W. Vest (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right: Joseph D. Sheehan, Dwight T. Shea (G), Robert F. Hancock, Thomas M. Dewlaney, Joseph F. Catapano, Charles C. McNeil 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7084 - Crew #624 Samuel E. Godwin Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Gilbert A. Holmes (N), Leonard M. Glass (B), Samuel E. Godwin (P),...

Flew 32 missions, starting 22 April 1944 and ending 16 July 1944



DFC/ Air Medal

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39692702
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15319061
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0698433
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dirty Gertie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wild-Pussy/Sully's Saloon
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dunn, North Carolina 3 February 1920

Enlisted

Fort Bragg, NC, USA 31 March 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

RAF Attlebridge 25 April 1944 - 8 July 1944

Died

Warsaw, NC, USA 3 December 2007 Mr. Samuel Erastus Godwin, age 87, of Warsaw, died Monday, December 3, 2007, at home. Funeral services will be held today, December 5 at 11:00 a.m. from Warsaw Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Henry Swanzy. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. Mr. Godwin was a veteran of World War II, having served as a B24 Bomber pilot in Europe. He received a distinguished flying cross for his service. He was also a charter member of the Warsaw Jaycees and a former mayor of Warsaw.

Buried

Warsaw, NC, USA 5 December 2007 Devotional Gardens Warsaw Duplin County North Carolina, USA

Revisions

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"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
page 108

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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