GREEN BERETS Goodhue, Marlin James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Goodhue ​

• FORENAME

Marlin James ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCC) (Det 5,FOB 2) (Spike Team New York) ​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class ​

• NUMBER

14505980 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

3rd July 1967 ​

• AGE

31 ​

• GRAVESITE

Sarasota Memorial Park,Sarasota,Sarasota County,Florida​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Sarasota,Florida​

born 21.10.1935 North Tonawanda,New York​

son of Olin Marshall and Edna Rena (nee Martin) Goodhue​

husband of Gerhild Goodhue (1 son Olin)​

graduated Newfane High School 1952​

entered service 1955​

27th Infantry Regiment (Company C,1 Bn) 1967​

MACV-SOG 1967​

award Bronze Star with V​

date of death shown officially as 4.7.1967 (this is date body recovered)​

killed in mid air collision of 2 Vietnamese H-34 helicopters Kontum Province,South Vietnam (non hostile) ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 23E Line 3 ​

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