World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward C. Goekmeyer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Staten Island, New York
Honored By
Grateful American
SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND RADIO SPECIALIST WITH THE 451ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP. HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY WHILE FLYING HIS TENTH MISSION ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR. FROM 1944 THROUGH 1945 HE WAS A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR.