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GOLDBERG, Martin - Date of
birth
29 August 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Passaic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12049946 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neuenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis Goldberg (father)
Dora Goldberg (mother)
Murray Goldberg (brother)
Muriel Goldberg (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97246 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 3474
More information
Sgt Martin Goldberg attended Central High School and was employed at Food Fair Incorporated.He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 8 January 1942.
A/C 42-97246 was attacked by enemy fighters over target. The co-pilot and Sgt Martin Goldberg were killed by enemy fire. Five crew members bailed out and survived. The remaining three crew members were killed in the crash. The aircraft crashed in the swampy area near Neuenkirchen, Germany.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dan Katz