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GOO, William L Y - Date of
birth
15 August 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Hong Kong -
Hometown
Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-711390 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
66th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
6 August 1944 - Place of
death
Buxtehude, southwest of Hamburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Foo Gin Yuen Goo (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95561 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Stormy Weather
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania Ossag oil refinery
MACR: 8081
More information
1st Lt William L. Y. Goo lived in Honolulu at St. Mary's home until he was 15 and in 1935 went to Washington with Rev. Bailey, as his ward. He graduated from Port Angeles High School in 1937 and attended the University of Washington for three years.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Seattle, Washington, on 14 December 1942 and graduated from Hondo Field, Texas in 1944.
The aircraft was hit by flak just after the target and went into a tight spin. Two parachutes were seen at first and then eight more. The pilot apparently was able to pull it out of the spin once or twice and then it went into a dive again. The plane was seen to blow up upon crashing in the target area.
Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Five men were killed.
Lt Goo was initially buried at the cemetery of Buxtehude. After the war, his remains were never found.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Honolulu Advertiser - 11 January 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Honolulu Star Bulletin - 3 August 1944