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GOLDEN, Dale W - Date of
birth
23 November 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Marion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15104995 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
849th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 38 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Dewey W. Golden (father)
Malinda (Unk) Golden (mother)
Allen E. Golden (brother)
Dewey Golden (brother)
Dena M. (Preston) Golden (wife)
Webster Golden (son)
More information
"Staff Sgt. Dale W. Golden, reported missing in action on 5 November 1944, over Germany was killed in action on the same day, according to official word received recently by his wife. Mrs. Golden is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Preston, who live west of town. She is now in Matoon, Ill., visiting at the home of her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Golden. Sgt. Golden was awarded the Air Medal for “courage, coolness and skill” displayed on bombing attacks over Nazi Europe, as waist gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress in the Eight Air Force group commanded by Col. Frank P. Bostrom of Bangor, Me., in October 1944.Before entering the AAF in July, 1943, he was a baker with the Hoosier Baking Company in Indianapolis."
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - The Iola Register, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree
Photo source: Jac Engels