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William James Goodwin

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Jeffrey R. Goodwin on May 17, 2010:

LT.COL. WILLIAM JAMES GOODWIN, JR.

BORN: NOVEMBER, 24TH, 1930
WENT TO EAST HIGH SCHOOL & U. OF UT
GRADUATED: USMA (WEST POINT) CLASS OF 1955, (CULLUM # 20349)(IN F2)
MARRIED; JUNE 29TH 1955 (AGE 24)
DIED: MARCH ,18, 1981 (AGE 50)

DEGREE IN ENGINEERING FROM WEST POINT
BS- ACCOUNTING- U. OF ALBUQUERQUE
MS- MANAGEMENT- U. OF SO. CALIF.
MS- PHYSICS- U. OF WISCONSIN

WAS PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
AT TIME OF DEATH

WAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LASER EXPERT AND CONSULTANT TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AT WHITE SANDS

LAID TO REST AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IN FORT BLISS, TEXAS WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS ACCORDED
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Publications known to me from my Uncle:
Environmental Space Sciences ISBN 0-87655-022-7

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