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SGT Theodore Francis Golan

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SGT Theodore Francis Golan Veteran

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 Oct 1944 (aged 20)
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot A Row 39 Grave 21
Memorial ID
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On October 7, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-38151 during a mission to bomb the airfield at Zwickau, Germany. His group encountered intense and accurate flak and the tip of their left wing was blown off, starting a fire. Their aircraft went straight down in a slow spin and exploded at about 8,000 feet. Eight of the men onboard were killed
On October 7, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-38151 during a mission to bomb the airfield at Zwickau, Germany. His group encountered intense and accurate flak and the tip of their left wing was blown off, starting a fire. Their aircraft went straight down in a slow spin and exploded at about 8,000 feet. Eight of the men onboard were killed

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Iowa.



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