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GOODWIN, Late Byron - Date of
birth
15 February 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Aberdeen, Lewis County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35748504 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gersheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theophilus B. Goodwin (father)
Nelle C. Goodwin (mother)
Robert B. Goodwin (brother)
Raymond E. Goodwin (brother)
William C. Goodwin (brother)
More information
Sgt Late B. Goodwin attended high school for four years and was employed at the Hope Natural Gas Company before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 20 January 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery