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First Name: Claude

Last Name: Godwin Jr.

Birthplace: Greenville, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Marines (present)



Home of Record: Greenville, TX
Middle Name: L.



Date of Birth: 09 June 1926

Date of Death: 01 March 1945

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served:
Claude Lorton Godwin Jr.

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Claude Lorton Godwin Jr.

Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps

Silver Star

Awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in 1944 at Marshall Islands with the 4th Marines Division as reported in newspapers like The Austin American-Statesman 18 August 1945, Saturday Page 7.
He was killed in action during the assault of Iwo Jima.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 2/27/2023.

Honoree ID: 334100   Created by: drjones46

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