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Personal info

Full name
GOODIN, Gale O
Date of birth
13 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Derby, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Hometown
Derby, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37749500
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Zweibrücken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 18 21

Immediate family

Members
Lee R. Goodin (father)
Zetha Goodin (mother)
Mary A. Goodin (sister)
Robert D. Goodin (brother)
Bessy M. Goodin (sister)

More information

Pfc Gale O. Goodin was a student at the Derby High School when he enlisted on 13 January 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments all over his body.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S