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Personal info

Full name
GOODWIN, David Linford Jr
Date of birth
27 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Hometown
Norfolk County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33525824
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sanry, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 48 29

Immediate family

Members
David L. Goodwin Sr. (father)
Mary L. Goodwin (mother)
Thelma Goodwin (sister)

More information

Pfc David L. Goodwin enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 13 February 1943.

He attended 1 year of high school and was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Debbie Holloman, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – North Carolina Birth Indexes / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com