World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert Wayne Goodridge
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Washington, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Edsel S. Bryner
Relationship
Fellow member, 1st Baptist Church, Washington, PA.
ROBERT SERVED FROM APRIL 1, 1942 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON JULY 10, 1944. HE RECEIVED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT RANDOLPH FIELD, TEXAS. HE RECEIVED HIS WINGS AND COMMISSION AT ELLINGTON FIELD, TEXAS ON APRIL 20, 1943. SINCE THAT TIME HE WAS STATIONED AT SAN MARCOS AS AN INSTRUCTOR. WHILE SERVING AS A PILOT INSTRUCTOR, HE WAS KILLED IN A MIDAIR COLLISION OVER THE ARMY AIR CORPS FIELD AT SAN MARCOS, TEXAS.