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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clell Augustus Goins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Waycross, Georgia

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE AT FT. MCPHERSON, GEORGIA ON JANUARY 3, 1944. HE ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND WAS COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY. HE SAW SERVICE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN THE OPERATIONS ON SAIPAN, GUAM, AND TINIAN. AFTER THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WERE RETAKEN, HE WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. IN 1946 HE RETURNED TO THE STATES AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE. HE EARNED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.