World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John F. Gooden
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Lebanon, Indiana
Honored By
Rosann Gooden
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. ON HIS 19TH BIRTHDAY, HE WAS IN THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED. RECEIVED A MEDICAL DISCHARGE. HE WAS ON USS LST 928. SERVED 1944-1945.