Captain Robert J. Goebel

 

Born: 1923
Grew up in: Racine, WI
Air Force: 15th
Group: 31st FG
Squadron: 308th
P-51 Air Victories: 11
Total Air Victories: 11
Status Today: Retired and living in Torrence, CA
Decorations: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross w/ 1 cluster, Air Medal w/ 17 clusters
Aircraft Name: Flying Dutchman
Aircraft Code: HL N
Aircraft SN: 44-13500

 


P-51 MUSTANG BEST WORLD WAR II  FIGHTER

(308FS/31st FG World War 2 Ace Bob Goebel’s Discovery Channel Interview)


 

 

308th FIGHTER SQUADRON

31st FIGHTER GROUP

APO 520, U S ARMY

 

15 SEPTEMBER 1944

SUBJECT    :COMBAT CLAIMS

TO               :WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

 

1. I CERTIFY THAT CAPTAIN ROBERT J. GOEBEL, HAS TO HIS CREDIT THE FOLLOWING ENEMY AIRCRAFT ON THE DATES INDICTATED.

 

29 MAY 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
23 JUNE 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
27 JUNE 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
2 JULY 1944 PROBABLY DESTROYED 1 ME-109
3 JULY 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
20 JULY 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
3 AUGUST 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
18 AUGUST 1944 DESTROYED 3 ME-109
22 AUGUST 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109
28 AUGUST 1944 DESTROYED 1 ME-109

2.ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED IN AERIAL COMBAT

Jack D. Edge

Captain, Air Corps

Operations Officer

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Goebel has written an excellent book on his experience flying with the 31st FG named 'Mustang Ace'