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GOLDSTEIN, Murray - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32420724 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
456th Bombardment Squadron,
323rd Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the shore of Dunkirk, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Anna Goldstein (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31873 -
Data
Type: B-26B-30
Destination: Dunkerque, France
Mission: Bombing of gun positions and a marshalling yard
MACR: 4003
More information
Murray Goldstein was a paymaster.He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 4 August 1942.
This airplane was hit by flak in the nose; it pulled up under B-26 # 41-35006 and rammed its tail. Both aircraft crashed into the sea.
The entire crew of five men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: FOHF