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| Carol Goding 1945 |
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Current Address:
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12370 Tower Hill Road, Sawyer, MI 49125
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Email:
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Family Information:
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Parents: Carl and Hulda; Wife: Arlene; Children: James, John, David; Sibling: William
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Hometown:
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Berwyn, IL
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Date Entered Service:
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December 1942
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Service Number:
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16170215
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Bomb Group:
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40th
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Squadron:
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45th
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Location of Unit:
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Missions Flown:
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13
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Hump Missions Flown:
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Targets:
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Rangoon, Toyohashi, Okayama, Kure, Sendai, Utsonomiya, Namazu, Fukui, Osaka, Tsu, Imabari, Fukuyama, Hikari
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Awards/Decorations:
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Air Medal
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Service Schools Attended:
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Montana State University-Bozeman, MT 1944
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Military Specialty(ies):
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Rank Upon Discharge:
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Sergeant
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Crew Type:
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Flight crew
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Airplane Serial No.& Name:
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42-24718 Black Magic II
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Were you a POW?
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No
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If so, where?
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Were you interned?
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No
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If so, where?
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Date Transferred from the 58th:
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Date Discharged from the 58th:
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October 1945
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Post-WWII Military Service:
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Carl attended and graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering in January 1949. He started his own business repairing and selling electric motors. His business, Goding Electric Company, is located in Glendale Heights, IL and is now owned by our sons, James, John and David.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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Crew of the Black Magic II
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Carl Goding 1998
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