Article from the Elizabethtown Chronicle, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1960, Thursday, p. 1:
Appointed Technical Staff Assistant to Olmsted Commander
Walter R. Godard, 1230 Woodland ave., this borough, has been appointed technical staff assistant to Major General Paul E. Reustow, commander of Middletown Air Material Area, with headquarters at Olmsted Air Force Base.
Before taking over his new job, Godard was deputy director of the Directorate of Procurement and Production, Ogden Air Material Area, Utah. He served there from June, 1958 to February 19, 1960.
A former colonel in the Air Force, Godard, on May 31, 1958, ended a colorful career which spanned three wars and five Air Forces. He started his military career as a cadet in the British Royal Flying Corps, making his first solo flight on April 7, 1917. He went to France upon completion of his training and became a fighter pilot. In 1918, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Air Service for training as a flying pilot. Later, he was assigned to the North Sea submarine and Zeppelin airship patrol, flying out of Felixstowe, England.
On October 23, 1918, the boat in which he was flying crashed into the North Sea and was a total loss. All five of the crewmen were rescued. By this time the Royal Air Force was born and Godard became a lieutenant, Royal Air Force, his third air force. He resigned his regular commission in 1920 and returned to the United States.
In 1941, he was commissioned a captain in the Army Air Corps and immediately called to active duty. He served in various technical positions with the Air Technical Service Command (now Air Material Command) until the end of the war. He was assigned to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., in 1946, with the senior logistics school of the Department of Defense. He remained as a member of the faculty until 1952. Godard was transferred to the new United States Air Force when it was formed in 1947, making this the fifth air force in which he had served.
He was assigned to the Far East Logistic Force, commanded by General Ruestow, in 1952, and later served as Chief, Logistics Division, J-4, Far East Command and United Nations Command Joint Staff, where he remained until after the Korean armistice. He was assigned to the Middletown Air Material Area upon his return to the United States and was chief of the New York Air Procurement District when he retired from military service.
A nationally known writer and lecturer, Godard has prepared many studies for Department of Defense schools. A study that he wrote recently, “Steel and China’s Economic Potential” is used as a text at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National War College, the Air University and the Army and Navy War Colleges.
He received the bachelor of arts degree from George Washington University and a master of arts degree from New York University. He has completed all of his formal work for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the field of international affairs with the Far East as his special sphere of interest.
Obituary from the Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26, 1980, Wednesday, p. 3:
Col. W. Godard Dies at Age 82
Walter R. Godard, an 82-year-old retired United States Air Force colonel, died Tuesday morning at Leader Nursing Centers Inc., Elizabethtown. He lived at 1230 Woodland Ave., Elizabethtown.
A veteran of both World Wars, he served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
He emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and joined the United States military service at the outset of World War II. During World War II he served in procurement command, overseeing aircraft production.
After World War II, he taught geopolitics at the National War College in Washington for several years.
He attended night school at George Washington University, but his studies were interrupted by the Korean Conflict. In wartime service, Godard was inspector general of the U.S. military in Japan. After the Korean Conflict, he earned his bachelor’s degree at George Washington University. He received his masters and doctoral degrees at New York University.
At NYU he received the Founders Day Award for receiving the highest academic average ever achieved at NYU night school. Godard retired from the Air Force in 1961 after a military career in which he received the Commendation Ribbon, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, and numerous commendations from other countries.
He was a member of the Quaker faith. Born in Worcester, England, he was a son of the late Raymond and Harriet Moore Godard.
Surviving are his wife, Vasso Changas Godard, and a son, Roger R., Deer Isle, Maine.
Appointed Technical Staff Assistant to Olmsted Commander
Walter R. Godard, 1230 Woodland ave., this borough, has been appointed technical staff assistant to Major General Paul E. Reustow, commander of Middletown Air Material Area, with headquarters at Olmsted Air Force Base.
Before taking over his new job, Godard was deputy director of the Directorate of Procurement and Production, Ogden Air Material Area, Utah. He served there from June, 1958 to February 19, 1960.
A former colonel in the Air Force, Godard, on May 31, 1958, ended a colorful career which spanned three wars and five Air Forces. He started his military career as a cadet in the British Royal Flying Corps, making his first solo flight on April 7, 1917. He went to France upon completion of his training and became a fighter pilot. In 1918, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Air Service for training as a flying pilot. Later, he was assigned to the North Sea submarine and Zeppelin airship patrol, flying out of Felixstowe, England.
On October 23, 1918, the boat in which he was flying crashed into the North Sea and was a total loss. All five of the crewmen were rescued. By this time the Royal Air Force was born and Godard became a lieutenant, Royal Air Force, his third air force. He resigned his regular commission in 1920 and returned to the United States.
In 1941, he was commissioned a captain in the Army Air Corps and immediately called to active duty. He served in various technical positions with the Air Technical Service Command (now Air Material Command) until the end of the war. He was assigned to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., in 1946, with the senior logistics school of the Department of Defense. He remained as a member of the faculty until 1952. Godard was transferred to the new United States Air Force when it was formed in 1947, making this the fifth air force in which he had served.
He was assigned to the Far East Logistic Force, commanded by General Ruestow, in 1952, and later served as Chief, Logistics Division, J-4, Far East Command and United Nations Command Joint Staff, where he remained until after the Korean armistice. He was assigned to the Middletown Air Material Area upon his return to the United States and was chief of the New York Air Procurement District when he retired from military service.
A nationally known writer and lecturer, Godard has prepared many studies for Department of Defense schools. A study that he wrote recently, “Steel and China’s Economic Potential” is used as a text at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National War College, the Air University and the Army and Navy War Colleges.
He received the bachelor of arts degree from George Washington University and a master of arts degree from New York University. He has completed all of his formal work for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the field of international affairs with the Far East as his special sphere of interest.
Obituary from the Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26, 1980, Wednesday, p. 3:
Col. W. Godard Dies at Age 82
Walter R. Godard, an 82-year-old retired United States Air Force colonel, died Tuesday morning at Leader Nursing Centers Inc., Elizabethtown. He lived at 1230 Woodland Ave., Elizabethtown.
A veteran of both World Wars, he served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
He emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and joined the United States military service at the outset of World War II. During World War II he served in procurement command, overseeing aircraft production.
After World War II, he taught geopolitics at the National War College in Washington for several years.
He attended night school at George Washington University, but his studies were interrupted by the Korean Conflict. In wartime service, Godard was inspector general of the U.S. military in Japan. After the Korean Conflict, he earned his bachelor’s degree at George Washington University. He received his masters and doctoral degrees at New York University.
At NYU he received the Founders Day Award for receiving the highest academic average ever achieved at NYU night school. Godard retired from the Air Force in 1961 after a military career in which he received the Commendation Ribbon, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, and numerous commendations from other countries.
He was a member of the Quaker faith. Born in Worcester, England, he was a son of the late Raymond and Harriet Moore Godard.
Surviving are his wife, Vasso Changas Godard, and a son, Roger R., Deer Isle, Maine.
Article from the Elizabethtown Chronicle, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1960, Thursday, p. 1:
Appointed Technical Staff Assistant to Olmsted Commander
Walter R. Godard, 1230 Woodland ave., this borough, has been appointed technical staff assistant to Major General Paul E. Reustow, commander of Middletown Air Material Area, with headquarters at Olmsted Air Force Base.
Before taking over his new job, Godard was deputy director of the Directorate of Procurement and Production, Ogden Air Material Area, Utah. He served there from June, 1958 to February 19, 1960.
A former colonel in the Air Force, Godard, on May 31, 1958, ended a colorful career which spanned three wars and five Air Forces. He started his military career as a cadet in the British Royal Flying Corps, making his first solo flight on April 7, 1917. He went to France upon completion of his training and became a fighter pilot. In 1918, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Air Service for training as a flying pilot. Later, he was assigned to the North Sea submarine and Zeppelin airship patrol, flying out of Felixstowe, England.
On October 23, 1918, the boat in which he was flying crashed into the North Sea and was a total loss. All five of the crewmen were rescued. By this time the Royal Air Force was born and Godard became a lieutenant, Royal Air Force, his third air force. He resigned his regular commission in 1920 and returned to the United States.
In 1941, he was commissioned a captain in the Army Air Corps and immediately called to active duty. He served in various technical positions with the Air Technical Service Command (now Air Material Command) until the end of the war. He was assigned to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., in 1946, with the senior logistics school of the Department of Defense. He remained as a member of the faculty until 1952. Godard was transferred to the new United States Air Force when it was formed in 1947, making this the fifth air force in which he had served.
He was assigned to the Far East Logistic Force, commanded by General Ruestow, in 1952, and later served as Chief, Logistics Division, J-4, Far East Command and United Nations Command Joint Staff, where he remained until after the Korean armistice. He was assigned to the Middletown Air Material Area upon his return to the United States and was chief of the New York Air Procurement District when he retired from military service.
A nationally known writer and lecturer, Godard has prepared many studies for Department of Defense schools. A study that he wrote recently, “Steel and China’s Economic Potential” is used as a text at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National War College, the Air University and the Army and Navy War Colleges.
He received the bachelor of arts degree from George Washington University and a master of arts degree from New York University. He has completed all of his formal work for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the field of international affairs with the Far East as his special sphere of interest.
Obituary from the Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26, 1980, Wednesday, p. 3:
Col. W. Godard Dies at Age 82
Walter R. Godard, an 82-year-old retired United States Air Force colonel, died Tuesday morning at Leader Nursing Centers Inc., Elizabethtown. He lived at 1230 Woodland Ave., Elizabethtown.
A veteran of both World Wars, he served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
He emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and joined the United States military service at the outset of World War II. During World War II he served in procurement command, overseeing aircraft production.
After World War II, he taught geopolitics at the National War College in Washington for several years.
He attended night school at George Washington University, but his studies were interrupted by the Korean Conflict. In wartime service, Godard was inspector general of the U.S. military in Japan. After the Korean Conflict, he earned his bachelor’s degree at George Washington University. He received his masters and doctoral degrees at New York University.
At NYU he received the Founders Day Award for receiving the highest academic average ever achieved at NYU night school. Godard retired from the Air Force in 1961 after a military career in which he received the Commendation Ribbon, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, and numerous commendations from other countries.
He was a member of the Quaker faith. Born in Worcester, England, he was a son of the late Raymond and Harriet Moore Godard.
Surviving are his wife, Vasso Changas Godard, and a son, Roger R., Deer Isle, Maine.
Appointed Technical Staff Assistant to Olmsted Commander
Walter R. Godard, 1230 Woodland ave., this borough, has been appointed technical staff assistant to Major General Paul E. Reustow, commander of Middletown Air Material Area, with headquarters at Olmsted Air Force Base.
Before taking over his new job, Godard was deputy director of the Directorate of Procurement and Production, Ogden Air Material Area, Utah. He served there from June, 1958 to February 19, 1960.
A former colonel in the Air Force, Godard, on May 31, 1958, ended a colorful career which spanned three wars and five Air Forces. He started his military career as a cadet in the British Royal Flying Corps, making his first solo flight on April 7, 1917. He went to France upon completion of his training and became a fighter pilot. In 1918, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Air Service for training as a flying pilot. Later, he was assigned to the North Sea submarine and Zeppelin airship patrol, flying out of Felixstowe, England.
On October 23, 1918, the boat in which he was flying crashed into the North Sea and was a total loss. All five of the crewmen were rescued. By this time the Royal Air Force was born and Godard became a lieutenant, Royal Air Force, his third air force. He resigned his regular commission in 1920 and returned to the United States.
In 1941, he was commissioned a captain in the Army Air Corps and immediately called to active duty. He served in various technical positions with the Air Technical Service Command (now Air Material Command) until the end of the war. He was assigned to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., in 1946, with the senior logistics school of the Department of Defense. He remained as a member of the faculty until 1952. Godard was transferred to the new United States Air Force when it was formed in 1947, making this the fifth air force in which he had served.
He was assigned to the Far East Logistic Force, commanded by General Ruestow, in 1952, and later served as Chief, Logistics Division, J-4, Far East Command and United Nations Command Joint Staff, where he remained until after the Korean armistice. He was assigned to the Middletown Air Material Area upon his return to the United States and was chief of the New York Air Procurement District when he retired from military service.
A nationally known writer and lecturer, Godard has prepared many studies for Department of Defense schools. A study that he wrote recently, “Steel and China’s Economic Potential” is used as a text at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the National War College, the Air University and the Army and Navy War Colleges.
He received the bachelor of arts degree from George Washington University and a master of arts degree from New York University. He has completed all of his formal work for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the field of international affairs with the Far East as his special sphere of interest.
Obituary from the Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26, 1980, Wednesday, p. 3:
Col. W. Godard Dies at Age 82
Walter R. Godard, an 82-year-old retired United States Air Force colonel, died Tuesday morning at Leader Nursing Centers Inc., Elizabethtown. He lived at 1230 Woodland Ave., Elizabethtown.
A veteran of both World Wars, he served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
He emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and joined the United States military service at the outset of World War II. During World War II he served in procurement command, overseeing aircraft production.
After World War II, he taught geopolitics at the National War College in Washington for several years.
He attended night school at George Washington University, but his studies were interrupted by the Korean Conflict. In wartime service, Godard was inspector general of the U.S. military in Japan. After the Korean Conflict, he earned his bachelor’s degree at George Washington University. He received his masters and doctoral degrees at New York University.
At NYU he received the Founders Day Award for receiving the highest academic average ever achieved at NYU night school. Godard retired from the Air Force in 1961 after a military career in which he received the Commendation Ribbon, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, and numerous commendations from other countries.
He was a member of the Quaker faith. Born in Worcester, England, he was a son of the late Raymond and Harriet Moore Godard.
Surviving are his wife, Vasso Changas Godard, and a son, Roger R., Deer Isle, Maine.
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