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GOODWYN, William Stephen III - Date of
birth
19 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Shelby County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14091628 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Tambach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 1 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
William S. Goodwyn Jr. (father)
Mary V. (Finley) Goodwyn (mother)
More information
Pfc William S. Goodwyn III graduated from Central High School and attended Southwestern College for two years.He enlisted in Memphis, Tennessee on 26 October 1942. He was selected for A.S.T.P. and studied at North Carolina State College until the program was disbanded. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
He was first buried at the temporary American cemetery of Margraten, the Netherlands at Block QQQ, Row 2, Grave 33
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Julia M, www.ancestry.com - Heard Family Tree / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/html/stories/ifriggins.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Julia M, The Commercial Appeal - 21 April 1945