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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Goodrich

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Peggy

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS IN 1942. SAW ACTION IN GUADALCANAL, TARAWA AND IWO JIMA. AS AN 18 YEAR OLD CORPORAL, HE WAS IN CHARGE OF 12 MARINE GUNNERS. WHILE RUSHING AN ENEMY MACHINE GUN, HE WAS WOUNDED AND EVENTUALLY SURVIVED AFTER MEDICS PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY OPERATION ON HIS STOMACH. HE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE SERVICE AS A CORPORAL AND HAS RETURNED FOR A VISIT TO IWO JIMA WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED.