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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Air Corps) Charles Grant Goodrich (ASN: 0-17166), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Colonel (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Colonel (Air Corps) Charles Grant Goodrich (ASN: 0-17166), United States Army Air Forces, was shot down and captured by German forces on or about 14 September 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in 1945.