Name:
Lear E. Godbey
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
36306553
Unit:
337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-29
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
L
Row:
15
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Lear E. Godbey, radio operator of the B-17 42-3042 “Cabin Heater”, took off from station 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, UK on bombing mission no. 61 over Rennes. Towards 1615, an Me-109 shot the bomber down, sending it hurtling into a high tension line, exploding the partially evacuated plane.