Charles Herman Goettling, Son of Charles A Goettling, brother of Albert L Goettling. Husband of Margaret F [Young] Goettling and father of twin boys Roy and Ray. Charles was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102451 96th Bomb Group crashed near Sehlem, South of Hildesheim Germany...
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
B-17 Ball Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574.
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
B-17 Ball Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574.
Charles Herman Goettling, Son of Charles A Goettling, brother of Albert L Goettling. Husband of Margaret F [Young] Goettling and father of twin boys Roy and Ray. Charles was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102451 96th Bomb Group crashed near Sehlem, South of Hildesheim Germany...
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
B-17 Ball Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574.
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
B-17 Ball Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574.
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