World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Frank J. Goodson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montgomery County, Texas
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY JANUARY 6, 1944 AT HOUSTON, TEXAS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY, DELTA COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1945 IN THE VICINITY OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM, BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE IS BURIED IN THE HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY, HENRI-CHAPELLE, BELGIUM. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. HIS DIVISION WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH A BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN FOURRAGERE OF 1940 AND THE ORANGE LANYARD OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES.