Godfrey achieved 18 air-to-air kills against the Luftwaffe, before he was shot down by flak and captured by the Germans on August 24, 1944.

Godfrey was friend and wingman to Don Gentile.
Together with his wingman Dominic Salvatore Gentile, they were known as ‘Captains Courageous’, ‘The Two Man Air Force’, ‘Messerschmitt Killers’, or ‘Damon and Pythias’ 
He was promoted to the rank of major before he was discharged from the Army Air Forces shortly following the war.
Godfrey achieved 18 air-to-air kills against the Luftwaffe, before he was shot down by flak and captured by the Germans on August 24, 1944.
Godfrey was friend and wingman to Don Gentile. Together with his wingman Dominic Salvatore Gentile, they were known as ‘Captains Courageous’, ‘The Two Man Air Force’, ‘Messerschmitt Killers’, or ‘Damon and Pythias’ 
He was promoted to the rank of major before he was discharged from the Army Air Forces shortly following the war.
John T. Godfrey