World War II Honoree

George Raymond Goodrich

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Champlin, Minnesota

Honored By

125th Minnesota National Guard Members

Relationship

WENT TO CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA IN 1940, IN 1941 HE WAS AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. THEN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HE TOOK TEST FOR THE AIR FORCE. HE PASSED THE MENTAL EXAM BUT FAILED THE PHYSICAL BECAUSE HE WAS COLORBLIND. IN MARCH 1941, HE WENT TO FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA FOR OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL FOR ENGINEERS. IN JUNE 1942, WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ENGINEERS BATTALION, CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA WHERE HE GRADUATED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. IN MARCH 1943, HE WAS MOVED AND TO SEND MAIL TO 457TH ENGINEER DEPOT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. A FEW DAYS LATER, WAS AT CAMP FORREST, TENNESSEE ON MANEUVERS AND WAS SETTING UP AN ENGINEERS DEPOT FOR THE 2ND ARMY. IN JULY 1943, HE HAD A NEW ADDRESS, 1ST LIEUTENANT 457TH ENGINEER DEPOT COMPANY IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. HE THEN LEFT FOR OVERSEAS AND WAS STATIONED IN ENGLAND. A YEAR LATER HE WAS IN THE 445TH ENGINEER DEPOT COMPANY, STATIONED IN FRANCE.