World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Delbert Ralph Goggin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wellston, Oklahoma
Honored By
OAMC, ROTC Class of 1943
SERVED IN THE ARMY RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) PROGRAM AT OKLAHOMA A&M COLLEGE IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA FROM SEPTEMBER, 1940 TO APRIL 5, 1943. SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVED AS A PRIVATE IN THE ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS (ERC) WITH THE 1875TH ARMY SERVICE UNIT FROM JULY, 1942 TO APRIL 5, 1943. INDUCTED AND CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON APRIL 6, 1943. REPORTED TO THE RECEPTION CENTER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 12, 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.