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GOLDSTEIN, Bernard - Date of
birth
10 January 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Dade County, Florida -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-714057 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Zeitz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herman Goldstein (father)
Toni (Pitzele) Goldstein (mother)
Adeline Goldstein (sister)
Joseph Goldstein (brother)
Morton Goldstein (brother)
Ruby Goldstein (sister)
Leonard Goldstein (brother)
Rita Goldstein (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38742 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Zeitz, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil refinery
MACR: 11044
More information
2nd Lt Bernard Goldstein was employed at the Home Owners Loan Corporation.S/Sgt John C. Porter:
At about two minutes after bombs away, altitude 24,000 feet, I saw aircraft B-17G, 43-38742, after it had pulled out of formation in the high squadron. The aircraft was approximately 500 feet below and slightly to the rear of our ship. At this time the aircraft exploded, disintegrating completely. I saw no crew members leave the ship our parachutes open. As I did not see subject aircraft when it left the high squadron it is possible that some of the crew members may have bailed out prior to the time that I first noticed the aircraft flying below our position.
2nd Lt George A. Minich:
He was in the cockpit and had no time to bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Extended Family, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam / Patootie