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GOODRICH, Walter Charles - Date of
birth
24 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13186371 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Reipertswiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond H. Goodrich (father)
Blanche E. (Gaudreaux) Goodrich (mother)
Raymond H. Goodrich (brother)
William E. Goodrich (brother)
Donald E. Goodrich (brother)
More information
Sgt Walter C. Goodrich attended 1 year of college before he joined the Regular Army in State College, Pennsylvania on 7 December 1942.He is remembered at the East Lawn Cemetery in East Heaven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Goodrich Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Suzanne