| NAME: Claude Lorton Godwin, Jr. |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 546865 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Austin, TX |
NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Claude Sr. & Lora Godwin |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 6/9/1926 |
SERVICE DATES: 8/25/1943 – 3/1/1945 |
DATE OF DEATH: 3/1/1945 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Saipan | A/1/24 | 745 | Private | MIA* | |||
| Tinian | A/1/24 | 745 | Private | ||||
| Iwo Jima | A/1/24 | 607 | PFC | KIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class |
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* Private Godwin is listed as MIA from 1-14 July, 1944. No reason is given for his absence, or his subsequent return to duty.
Biography coming soon.
A clerical snafu resulted in Godwin’s mother receiving the wrong date of death for her son. To correct the record, sworn statements were taken from a surviving officer, Lt. Marshall Salvaggio, and platoon sergeant Leo Mann.