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Paul
Ryan
Goode
POW (WWII)
1892-07-28

–

1959-01-17

Born:

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

Boston

, 

Massachusetts

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Paul Goode graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of August 1917. He retired in 1952 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    175th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    June 11, 1944
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Paul Ryan Goode (ASN: 0-8651), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, In action against the enemy in Normandy, France, on 11 June 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Goode, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Regiment:

    175th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    29th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Paul Ryan Goode (ASN: 0-8651), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division in 1944.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    November 1944 – May 1945

    Colonel Paul Ryan Goode (ASN: 0-8651), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in November 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.