1934 - 1959 (24 years)
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| Name |
Goodman, Jasper A. |
| Birth |
11 Nov 1934 |
McClure, Alexander County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
GOOD.J001 |
| _FGRAVE |
100961815 |
| Military Service |
United States Army [2] |
| Death |
17 Jul 1959 |
Madison County, Illinois [1, 3] |
| Cause: Drowned |
- On the afternoon of 17 Jul 1959, Jasper was at work as a shore tankerman for the National Marine Service. He had been out of the army for 3 months.
It had rained that day and the deck he was standing on was still wet. As Jasper attempted to step from a small wooden float to a barge that was moored near the Shell Oil asphalt dock in Madison County, Illinois, he slipped just as he started to jump to the barge.
Jasper fell into the Mississippi River. Witnesses reported that he went under the water just before 3 p.m., surfaced briefly, then disappeared. He was unable to swim and was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident.
Jasper's body was recovered in 12 feet of water by members of the Alton Volunteer Emergency Corps around 4 p.m. At the time of his death, he was 24 years, 8 months and 6 days old.
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| Burial |
Wanda Cemetery, South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Goodman, Floyd M. and Jasper A.
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| Person ID |
I2167 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
18 Feb 2021 |
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| Sources |
- [S1432] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Goodman, Floyd M. and Jasper A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100961815/jasper-a.-goodman), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S1433] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Goodman, Jasper A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100961815/jasper-a.-goodman), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S629] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Shirley, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100962171/shirley-rose_(goodman)-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).
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