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Personal info

Full name
GOAD, James Calvin
Date of birth
17 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Huddleston, Bedford County, Virginia
Hometown
Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33821767
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kehmen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 4 28

Immediate family

Members
Ray V. Goad (father)
Riva D. (Arnold) Goad (mother)
Lola M. Goad (sister)
Thurston R. Goad (brother)
Mulon Goad (brother)
Eunise D. Goad (sister)
Calvin J. Goad (brother)
Elbert H. Goad (brother)
Horace Goad (sister)
Teency Goad (sister)
Margaret J. Goad (sister)
Julia T. (Glass) Goad (wife)
Jerry C. Goad (son)
Thomas Goad (son)
James Goad (son)
Wayne Goad (son)

More information

Pvt James C. Goad was a mechanic, employed by the Burlington Weaving Company before he enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 7 June 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Lindy Steen