Samuel Erastus Godwin
Military
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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38393885
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37391965
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32672916
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer (?)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dunn, North Carolina | 3 February 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 31 March 1942 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 25 April 1944 - 8 July 1944 | |
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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. |
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Buried |
Warsaw, NC, USA | 5 December 2007 | Devotional Gardens Warsaw Duplin County North Carolina, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self