US Army
WW2
NOTE: Sent by: truchasnm
George Goforth was born on August 12, 1918, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
ROTC cadet George graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University. He volunteered for active military duty in the United States Army. On July 28, 1940, he was assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he landed on Utah Beach with the first wave,
as Captain and Executive Officer of 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. On June 8, he was mentioned as being in command of the ammo dump for the Regiment. By June 10 he was back with 3rd Battalion as their Executive Officer. At one point, he was reported as talking on the radio with the Regimental Command Post and had to duck back into his foxhole to avoid sniper fire which had singled him out as a valuable target. On 28 June, Major Goforth was assigned to take command of 1st Battalion. He continued in command of 1st Battalion through the Battle of the Hedgerows of Normandy. On July 8, he led the Battalion to seize the high ground outside of Neuville during the attack along the Carentan-Periers Road. On July 9, Major Goforth recieved orders to press the attack toward the village of La Maugerie. The Battle for La Maugerie was heavy fighting. When 1st Battalion was 100 yards short of La Maugerie, Major Goforth was wounded. He was hospitalized in England for 3 months. He returned as the executive officer of 1st Battalion. On the second day of the attack into the Hurtgen Forest, November 17, 1944, Major Goforth took command of 1st Battalion upon the death of the Commander Drake. Sometime after the 22nd Infantry was withdrawn from the Hurtgen Battle, Goforth was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He commanded 1st Battalion during the
Battle of the Bulge, in the second penetration of the Siegfried Line and the Battle for Prum. He led the Battalion through the end of the war, the occupation of Germany, and returned with it to the US, where, at Camp Butner he still commanded 1st Battalion until his discharge in late 1945.
He married Thelma Beam and they had four children: George Edward, Ann "Rosi", John, Jean "Peach" and seven grandchildren. George earned a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina
and taught agriculture at Blacksburg High School, where he served as Principal until retirement in 1978. George was buried in Beulah United Methodist Cemetery in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Name: George Martin Goforth
Death Date: 03 Jan 1994
Death Place: Shelby
Burial Place: Stoney Point, N. C.
Cemetery: Beulah U. M. C.
Residence: Blacksburg, Cherokee, N. C.
Street Address: 742 Anitoch Road
Gender: Male
Death Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: High School Principal
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1918
Birthplace: Rutherford County, N. C.
Father: George Edward Goforth
Mother: Elizabeth Pannell
Spouse: Thelma Beam
WW2
NOTE: Sent by: truchasnm
George Goforth was born on August 12, 1918, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
ROTC cadet George graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University. He volunteered for active military duty in the United States Army. On July 28, 1940, he was assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he landed on Utah Beach with the first wave,
as Captain and Executive Officer of 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. On June 8, he was mentioned as being in command of the ammo dump for the Regiment. By June 10 he was back with 3rd Battalion as their Executive Officer. At one point, he was reported as talking on the radio with the Regimental Command Post and had to duck back into his foxhole to avoid sniper fire which had singled him out as a valuable target. On 28 June, Major Goforth was assigned to take command of 1st Battalion. He continued in command of 1st Battalion through the Battle of the Hedgerows of Normandy. On July 8, he led the Battalion to seize the high ground outside of Neuville during the attack along the Carentan-Periers Road. On July 9, Major Goforth recieved orders to press the attack toward the village of La Maugerie. The Battle for La Maugerie was heavy fighting. When 1st Battalion was 100 yards short of La Maugerie, Major Goforth was wounded. He was hospitalized in England for 3 months. He returned as the executive officer of 1st Battalion. On the second day of the attack into the Hurtgen Forest, November 17, 1944, Major Goforth took command of 1st Battalion upon the death of the Commander Drake. Sometime after the 22nd Infantry was withdrawn from the Hurtgen Battle, Goforth was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He commanded 1st Battalion during the
Battle of the Bulge, in the second penetration of the Siegfried Line and the Battle for Prum. He led the Battalion through the end of the war, the occupation of Germany, and returned with it to the US, where, at Camp Butner he still commanded 1st Battalion until his discharge in late 1945.
He married Thelma Beam and they had four children: George Edward, Ann "Rosi", John, Jean "Peach" and seven grandchildren. George earned a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina
and taught agriculture at Blacksburg High School, where he served as Principal until retirement in 1978. George was buried in Beulah United Methodist Cemetery in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Name: George Martin Goforth
Death Date: 03 Jan 1994
Death Place: Shelby
Burial Place: Stoney Point, N. C.
Cemetery: Beulah U. M. C.
Residence: Blacksburg, Cherokee, N. C.
Street Address: 742 Anitoch Road
Gender: Male
Death Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: High School Principal
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1918
Birthplace: Rutherford County, N. C.
Father: George Edward Goforth
Mother: Elizabeth Pannell
Spouse: Thelma Beam
US Army
WW2
NOTE: Sent by: truchasnm
George Goforth was born on August 12, 1918, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
ROTC cadet George graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University. He volunteered for active military duty in the United States Army. On July 28, 1940, he was assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he landed on Utah Beach with the first wave,
as Captain and Executive Officer of 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. On June 8, he was mentioned as being in command of the ammo dump for the Regiment. By June 10 he was back with 3rd Battalion as their Executive Officer. At one point, he was reported as talking on the radio with the Regimental Command Post and had to duck back into his foxhole to avoid sniper fire which had singled him out as a valuable target. On 28 June, Major Goforth was assigned to take command of 1st Battalion. He continued in command of 1st Battalion through the Battle of the Hedgerows of Normandy. On July 8, he led the Battalion to seize the high ground outside of Neuville during the attack along the Carentan-Periers Road. On July 9, Major Goforth recieved orders to press the attack toward the village of La Maugerie. The Battle for La Maugerie was heavy fighting. When 1st Battalion was 100 yards short of La Maugerie, Major Goforth was wounded. He was hospitalized in England for 3 months. He returned as the executive officer of 1st Battalion. On the second day of the attack into the Hurtgen Forest, November 17, 1944, Major Goforth took command of 1st Battalion upon the death of the Commander Drake. Sometime after the 22nd Infantry was withdrawn from the Hurtgen Battle, Goforth was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He commanded 1st Battalion during the
Battle of the Bulge, in the second penetration of the Siegfried Line and the Battle for Prum. He led the Battalion through the end of the war, the occupation of Germany, and returned with it to the US, where, at Camp Butner he still commanded 1st Battalion until his discharge in late 1945.
He married Thelma Beam and they had four children: George Edward, Ann "Rosi", John, Jean "Peach" and seven grandchildren. George earned a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina
and taught agriculture at Blacksburg High School, where he served as Principal until retirement in 1978. George was buried in Beulah United Methodist Cemetery in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Name: George Martin Goforth
Death Date: 03 Jan 1994
Death Place: Shelby
Burial Place: Stoney Point, N. C.
Cemetery: Beulah U. M. C.
Residence: Blacksburg, Cherokee, N. C.
Street Address: 742 Anitoch Road
Gender: Male
Death Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: High School Principal
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1918
Birthplace: Rutherford County, N. C.
Father: George Edward Goforth
Mother: Elizabeth Pannell
Spouse: Thelma Beam
WW2
NOTE: Sent by: truchasnm
George Goforth was born on August 12, 1918, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
ROTC cadet George graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University. He volunteered for active military duty in the United States Army. On July 28, 1940, he was assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he landed on Utah Beach with the first wave,
as Captain and Executive Officer of 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. On June 8, he was mentioned as being in command of the ammo dump for the Regiment. By June 10 he was back with 3rd Battalion as their Executive Officer. At one point, he was reported as talking on the radio with the Regimental Command Post and had to duck back into his foxhole to avoid sniper fire which had singled him out as a valuable target. On 28 June, Major Goforth was assigned to take command of 1st Battalion. He continued in command of 1st Battalion through the Battle of the Hedgerows of Normandy. On July 8, he led the Battalion to seize the high ground outside of Neuville during the attack along the Carentan-Periers Road. On July 9, Major Goforth recieved orders to press the attack toward the village of La Maugerie. The Battle for La Maugerie was heavy fighting. When 1st Battalion was 100 yards short of La Maugerie, Major Goforth was wounded. He was hospitalized in England for 3 months. He returned as the executive officer of 1st Battalion. On the second day of the attack into the Hurtgen Forest, November 17, 1944, Major Goforth took command of 1st Battalion upon the death of the Commander Drake. Sometime after the 22nd Infantry was withdrawn from the Hurtgen Battle, Goforth was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He commanded 1st Battalion during the
Battle of the Bulge, in the second penetration of the Siegfried Line and the Battle for Prum. He led the Battalion through the end of the war, the occupation of Germany, and returned with it to the US, where, at Camp Butner he still commanded 1st Battalion until his discharge in late 1945.
He married Thelma Beam and they had four children: George Edward, Ann "Rosi", John, Jean "Peach" and seven grandchildren. George earned a Masters Degree from the University of South Carolina
and taught agriculture at Blacksburg High School, where he served as Principal until retirement in 1978. George was buried in Beulah United Methodist Cemetery in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Name: George Martin Goforth
Death Date: 03 Jan 1994
Death Place: Shelby
Burial Place: Stoney Point, N. C.
Cemetery: Beulah U. M. C.
Residence: Blacksburg, Cherokee, N. C.
Street Address: 742 Anitoch Road
Gender: Male
Death Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: High School Principal
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1918
Birthplace: Rutherford County, N. C.
Father: George Edward Goforth
Mother: Elizabeth Pannell
Spouse: Thelma Beam
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