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GOLDMAN, Jerry - Date of
birth
3 April 1924 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12158767 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
Metnitz, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Martin Goldman (father)
Gussie Goldman (mother)
Melvin Goldman (brother)
Marilyn Goldman (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38076 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 2694
More information
Sgt Jerry Goldman was a shipping and receiving clerk before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 24 October 1942.1st Lt Richard S. Macauley:
In regards to the other five men who were in the rear of the ship, I have no definite knowledge of them. Our electrical system and radio were knocked out by the first pass of the enemy fighters. Both Lt Berner and myself tried to notify the crew to bail out, by radio, and with the emergency alarm bell. However I never actually saw any of the men except Lt Reagan and Lt Kramer. The ship was very badly hit, and on fire, and the men in question were either killed by enemy fire, or overcome by the fire in the airplane, or both, to the best of my knowledge.
He was killed instantly at his waist position.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - Brooklyn Eagle - 22 November 1943