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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Perry Gooch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Anna Beatrice Waldridge Gooch, Gail, Dennis, and Gary

Relationship

Wife and Children

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. SERVED ABOARD THE MINESWEEPER USS PALISADE AM-170. PATROLLED NEWFOUNDLAND FOR 15 MONTHS, 1944-1945. RESPONSIBLE FOR TAIL FIN SECTION. ABOARD WHEN SHIP TURNED OVER TO RUSSIANS IN COLD BAY, ALASKA IN MAY 1945. INDUCTED IN OCTOBER 1943 AND DISCHARGED IN APRIL 1946.