Harold Ernest Goettler - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
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N 41° 57.563 W 087° 39.745
16T E 445104 N 4645478
Earned The Medal of Honor During World War I For heroism October 06,
1918 at In the Air near Binarville, France. KIA October 06, 1918 at the age of 28.
Waymark Code: WM3TC8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2008
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(This action was an heroic attempt to provide critical supplies to Major Charles Whittlesey and the men of the famed "Lost Battalion" of World War I.)
First Lieutenant Harold Goettler was pilot of a DF-4 aircraft in the 50th Aero Squadron. On October 6, 1918, Lieutenant Goettler and his observer Second Lieutenant Bleckley went on a second trip to drop supplies to a surrounded battalion in the Argonne Forest. Subjected on the first trip to violent enemy fire, they attempted now to fly still lower in order to deliver the supplies even more precisely. The plane was brought down by enemy ground fire, killing Lieutenant Goettler and Second Lieutenant Bleckley instantly. In the course of this mission, Lieutenant Goettler showed the highest possible devotion to duty, courage and valor. (Lieutenant Bleckley also received the Medal of Honor in this action.)
Armed Service: Air Force
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