\"P-51 Mustang Ace\" Robert Goebel Signed 3X5 Index Card JG Autographs COA For Sale

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\"P-51 Mustang Ace\" Robert Goebel Signed 3X5 Index Card JG Autographs COA:
$20.99

Robert J. Goebel joined theArmy Air Corps and was accepted as an Aviation Cadet in 1942. PreflightTraining at the Aviation Cadet Center in San Antonio, Texas. Primary FlightSchool at Corsicana, Texas in the Fairchild PT-19. Basic Flight Training atMajors Field near Greenville,Texas in the Vultee BT-13 and Advanced FlightTraining at Moore Field near McAllen, Texas in the North American AT-6. Hereceived his Pilot\'s Wings and a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the Army AirForces in May 1943. 2nd Lt. Goebel was assigned to fly Bell P-39 Airacobras andCurtiss P-40 Warhawks in defense of the Panama Canal.
In December 1943, Robert Goebel was rotatedhome to the USA ZI. He was soon assigned as a Replacement Pilot to theMediterranean Theatre of Operations. He shipped out to North Africa and arrivedat Oran, Algeria. He was assigned to the Supermarine Spitfire equipped 31stFighter Group of the 12th Air Force and was checked out in the Spitfire atTelergma. As he joined the 31st FG at Castel Voltumo, Italy on April 1, 1944,the Group had started a transition to the North American P-51B Mustang and itsmain mission changed from Close Support of front-line troops to Fighter Escortfor the Heavy Bombers of the 15th Air Force. Lt. Goebel was assigned to the308th Fighter Squadron. Eventually, the 31st FG were equipped with theP-51D-model Mustangs. Captain Goebel flew 61 combat missions from the 31st FG\'sbase at San Severo, Italy including one of the FRANTIC Russian Shuttlemissions. He led the 308th FS into combat seven times and the entire 31st FGinto battle twice. Captain Goebel, still only 21 years old, rotated home to theUSA ZI as a highly decorated fighter ace.
Captain Goebel resigned his commission in 1946to attend the University of Wisconsin where he earned a Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Physics in 1948. He served in the Wisconsin Air National Guard asCommander of the 126th Fighter Squadron until he returned to active duty withthe U. S. Air Force in 1950. Goebel served in various assignments in the AtomicEnergy and Space Programs. Lt. Colonel Goebel retired from service in 1966 toTorrance, California.

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