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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Henry Goad

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Stuart, Virginia

Honored By

Debbie Goad Hanson

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN U.S. NAVY; FEBRUARY 1943. ASSIGNED TO USS BOSTON. SERVED IN ATLANTIC UNTIL JOINING PACIFIC FLEET, NOVEMBER 1943. MAJOR ISLAND CAMPAIGNS: MARSHALL ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA, GUAM, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FORMOSA, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, MAINLAND CHINA AND JAPAN. RECEIVED EIGHT BRONZE BATTLE STARS. SERVED SIX MONTHS DEMILITARIZING JAPAN. DISCHARGED APRIL 1946.