World War II Honoree

Delphos C. Goff

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

West Mansfield, Ohio

Honored By

Norma Jean Goff

Relationship

Spouse

ENLISTED, NOVEMBER 12, 1943 AT RICKENBACKER AIR FORCE BASE TO TAKE AVIATION CADET TRAINING. WAS SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FOR ENGINEERING STUDIES. TRANSFERRED TO SHEPHERD FIELD, TEXAS FOR BASIC MILITARY TRAINING, THEN TO LOWRY FIELD, COLORADO TO AWAIT PILOT TRAINING. CLASSIFIED AS A B-29 SCANNER, HE TOOK ON-LINE TRAINING FLIGHTS STILL AWAITING PILOT TRAINING. BECAUSE OF WWII ENDING, HE WAS DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 9, 1945 WITHOUT ACHIEVING HIS GOAL.