John Trevor Godfrey
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John Trevor Godfrey was a Captain and an American fighter pilot in the 336th Fighter Squadron
, 4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force
during World War II
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He achieved 18 air-to-air kills against the Luftwaffe
before he was accidentally shot down by his wingman and captured by the Germans on August 24, 1944. Godfrey was friend and wingman to Don Gentile, who flew the famous P-51B, "Shangri La".
Originally from Woonsocket, Rhode Island
, he died on June 12, 1958 of Lou Gehrig's Disease.
336th Fighter Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina....
, 4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force
Eighth Air Force
The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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He achieved 18 air-to-air kills against the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
before he was accidentally shot down by his wingman and captured by the Germans on August 24, 1944. Godfrey was friend and wingman to Don Gentile, who flew the famous P-51B, "Shangri La".
Originally from Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, he died on June 12, 1958 of Lou Gehrig's Disease.