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Casualty Info
Home Town Chicopee, MA
Last Address USS Sea Fox (SS-402)
Home address 288 Elm St Holyoke, MA
Casualty Date Feb 13, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Guam
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Long Island National Cemetery (VA) - Farmingdale, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section J, Plot 14456
Military Service Number 2 124 857
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
CTM Goodhue was stationed aboard the USS Sea Fox (SS-402) and was Chief of the Boat. While undergoing a refit in Guam, some of the men were ambushed by Japanese stragglers on February 13, 1945. CTM Goodhue was killed and buried on Guam.
Note: Some sources have his year of birth listed as 1925 and others as 1923. Neither of these are correct.
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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American Defense Service Medal - 1939
Name of Award American Defense Service Medal
Devices
Star in Lieu of the following Clasps
Fleet Clasp for US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations
Base Clasp for US Navy and US Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified
Sea Clasp for US Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea
Foreign Service Class for US Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
Year Awarded 1939
Last Updated: Sep 7, 2018
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