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Lieut John James Goodfellow Jr.

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Lieut John James Goodfellow Jr. Veteran

Birth
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Sep 1918 (aged 23)
Deuxville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Burial
Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot D Row 12 Grave 28
Memorial ID
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United States World War I Army Aviator. He served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 24th Aero Squadron, Army Air Corps.

He and his co-pilot Lieutenant Elliott Durand were killed in action on September 14, 1918 when they were shot down by a group of German Fokker fighter planes during aerial combat near Thiaucourt, France.

The Goodfellow United States Air Force Base near San Angelo, Texas is named for him.
United States World War I Army Aviator. He served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 24th Aero Squadron, Army Air Corps.

He and his co-pilot Lieutenant Elliott Durand were killed in action on September 14, 1918 when they were shot down by a group of German Fokker fighter planes during aerial combat near Thiaucourt, France.

The Goodfellow United States Air Force Base near San Angelo, Texas is named for him.

Inscription

1 LIEUT. 24 AERO SQDN.

Gravesite Details

Entered from Texas



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  • Maintained by: Paul Renfro
  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Aug 3, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55819962/john_james-goodfellow: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut John James Goodfellow Jr. (17 May 1895–17 Sep 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55819962, citing Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Paul Renfro (contributor 46825118).