Goetz Joseph

Monuments

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (65th Fighter Wing)

FO Joseph Goetz Memorial

Name:

Joseph Goetz

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-122269

Unit:

335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-03-21

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Joseph Goetz was born in 1922 in Buffalo, New York. He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.

F/O Goetz flew with the famous 61st Squadron, 56th Fighter Group (Zemke's Wolfpack) before transferring to the 4th Fighter Group, 335th Squadron. A pilot of the P-51B Mustang #43-12469 WD*L, he took off from Station 356 airfield in Debden, England, at 11:42 AM, on a mission to Nantes and Bordeaux, France.

His aircraft was struck by ground fire while flying at a low level after strafing an airdrome. His fighter was seen to “pull up slightly and appear to stop in midair.” Moments later, it was seen to strike the ground and disintegrate without catching fire.

F/O Goetz is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net, 4thfightergroupassociation.org