Goff, Harold E.

1926 - 1978  (52 years)

• Name	Goff, Harold E.
  Birth	18 Sep 1926
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GOFF.H001
  _FGRAVE	19315927
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 5th Grade, 636th Quartermaster Laundry Company, 339th Quartermaster Battalion, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	7 Dec 1978
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43766	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family	Stanford, Golda A.,   b. 1 Nov 1922, Illinois d. 16 Feb 1999 (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Goff, Glen Eugene,   b. 1947   d. 2009 (Age 62 years)   2. Goff, Teddy Lee,   b. 1954   d. 1996 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F18303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Services were held for Harold E. Goff, 52, of Flora at the John T. Frank Funeral Home. He passed away at the Clay County Hospital. He was born September 18, 1926 to Theodore & Lela Henson Goff. He was a truck driver and World War II Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Goldie Eileen Goff; sons, Frank, Glen, and Teddy; a daughter, Donna Kay; his father and three brothers, Fred, Carl, and Donald. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).