Edwin William Goddard

Graduating Class
1945

Major
Engineering

Hometown
St. Matthews, South Carolina           

Family
Parents - William Henry and Harriet Kennedy Goddard.

Service & Rank
Army Air Force, Second Lieutenant

Unit
2133rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Spence Field, Berlin, Georgia

Date of Birth
Dec 21, 1923

Date of Death
Jun 6, 1945

Details of Death
Non Battle Death - Killed when 2 trainer planes collided.

Burial Details
West End Cemetery, St. Matthews, SC

Barrow Stone Location
SW

Additional Information

Squadron: 2133rd AAFBU (Flight Instructor)

List of Crew:
Pilot   Goddard, Edwin W.     2nd Lt.,A.C.   Fatal
SP      Finewood, Vincent W.     A/C., A.C.       Fatal
Pilot   Schaeffer, Frederick E.   2nd Lt.,A.C.     Fatal
SP     Gibbs, Jack H.                A/C.,A.C.        Fatal

Accident Report #45-6-6-17:
Aircraft Number: 41-34134

On June 6th, 1945, 2nd Lt. F.E. Shaeffer, an instructor was flying AT-6D, 42-85951, with a student, J.H. Gibbs in the back seat.  2nd Lt. E.W. Goddard was also flying AT-6D, 41-3413 with student, V.W. Finewood in the backseat.  The planes collided at an unknown altitude with no credible witnesses to the incident.  It is believed that the crash was a cause of pilot error on the part of the instructors who likely did not see the other plane while teaching their students.

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