Name:
Herbert Joseph Gotha
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-808037
Unit:
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-03-08
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium
Plot:
B
Row:
16
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Herbert Joseph Gotha was born in 1920. He served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of #42-37819 "Jimmy Lee" aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 8, 1944 and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium. He also has a cenotaph located in Paxton Center Cemetery, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant Gotha was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.