World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Calvin Troy 'Cal' Goforth
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Perkins, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FORM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. APPLIED, AND WAS SELECTED FOR THE NAVY V-5 AVIATION CADET TRAINING PROGRAM AS A PILOT. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TRAINING, WAS AWARDED HIS GOLD NAVAL AVIATOR WINGS AND COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN. SERVED OVERSEAS AS A F6F 'HELLCAT' FIGHTER PILOT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. FLEW CARRIER-BASED MISSIONS, INCLUDING FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS USS MIDWAY AND USS BOXER. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED. ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.