World War II Honoree

Joseph E. Goldstein

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Arthur E. Gould, Shepard Gould & Ruth Kurlandsky

Relationship

Children

WAS A STAFF SERGEANT WITH THE HEADQUARTERS, 25TH BOMB GROUP, RECONNAISSANCE. HE WAS BASED AT A ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE NEAR WATTEN, ENGLAND. AS A MEMBER OF THE BAR, HE WAS ELIGIBLE TO BE AN OFFICER, BUT HE JUST WANTED TO BE ONE OF THE TROOPS. HE WAS DRAFTED IN 1943 AND WENT TO AMARILLO, TEXAS FOR BASIC TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY CLERKS TRAINING IN CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA. HE WAS THEN SENT TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS DURING THE WINTER OF 1943-1944 TO PREPARE FOR BEING SHIPPED OVERSEAS. HE WAS SHIPPED TO ENGLAND, WHERE HE PERFORMED PHOTO ANALYSIS FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.