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First Name: Charles
Last Name: Goodwin
Birthplace: Haskell, TX, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Navy (present)
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Home of Record: Haskell, TX |
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Middle Name: Bernard
Date of Birth: 02 August 1940
Date of Death: 08 September 1965 (Presumed)
MIA Date: 08 September 1965
Rank or Rate: Lieutenant Commander
Years Served: 1961-1965 |
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GOODWIN WAS DECLARED MIA-MISSING IN ACTION SEPT. 8TH, 1965. HE WAS PILOTING AN RF-8A AIRCRAFT, ASSIGNED TO DETACHMENT D, VPF-63, CVW-15, WHEN HE LAUNCHED FROM THE USS CORAL SEA, FOR A COMBAT PHOTO MISSION OVER NORTH VIETNAM. SOME 50 YEARS LATER, HIS REMAINS WERE IDENTIFIED BY A JOINT FORENSIC REVIEW TEAM AND DPAA LABORATORY ANALYSIS, AND HE WAS BURIED IN WILLOW CEMETERY - HASKELL, TEXAS. NOTE: PROMOTED WHILE IN MIA STATUS TWICE. FINAL WHEN DECLARED DEAD 08/24/1977 WAS LCDR.
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