| [[Goodwin, Alfred (39094012)|Alfred Goodwin]] was a Ritchie Boy. [[Goodwin, Alfred (39094012)|Alfred Goodwin]] was born Alfred Gutmann in Karlsruhe Baden Germany, on August 4, 1914. Alfred immigrated to the United States from Hamburg, Germany on May 20, 1936. The destination was San Francisco, CA. From there, he traveled to Portland, Oregon, where he was employed by Bissinger and Company, a family-owned business. Alfred’s brother, Maximillan (Max), immigrated to the United States in December 1936 and his parents followed in 1938. Max made his home first in Portland, Oregon and later in Vancouver, Canada where he worked for Bissinger and Company and became a Canadian citizen. Alfred served in the Army of the United States during Second World War. The highest rank he held was that of Master Sergeant, Company F, 409th Infantry. Alfred was a member of an elite corps of soldiers known as the Richie Boys. Trained in military intelligence at Camp Richie in Maryland, the Richie Boys included former German or Austrian citizens who went to work on the front lines, interrogated prisoners and analyzed German forces and plans. Alfred fought at Normandy Beach and the Battle of Bulge. For his bravery, he was awarded a bronze star and a bronze star with an oak leaf cluster. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Washington on September 26, 1945. On January 10, 1947, Alfred married Lottie Hirsch, whom he had known in Germany, in the Rabbi’s study at Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon. They lived in Portland, Oregon and Salt Lake City, Utah, returning to Portland in 1966. They had one daughter, Helen. Alfred’s passion was collecting art, specifically works on paper. For his service to the Salt Lake City Art Barn, Alfred was elected its first lifetime trustee on May 6, 1963 in recognition of ten years of dedicated service. A lover of the outdoors, Alfred was an avid hiker, skier, camper and river rafter. He was a member of the Wasatch Mountain Club in Salt Lake City, Utah and the Mazama Hiking Club in Portland, Oregon, earning the Guardian Peaks Award on December 7, 1946 for climbing Mt. Photo is of Alfred in 1936, the year he immigrated to the US. Alfred passed away in 1993. Information courtesy of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education The link is to an oral interview conducted in 1986 about his story of his family, and life in Germany, his work, military service, etc. There is also a transcript of said interview.
| | [[Goodwin, Alfred (39094012)|Alfred Goodwin]] was born Alfred Gutmann in Karlsruhe Baden Germany, on August 4, 1914. Alfred immigrated to the United States from Hamburg, Germany on May 20, 1936. Alfred’s brother, Maximillan (Max), immigrated to the United States in December 1936 and his parents followed in 1938. Alfred served in the Army of the United States during Second World War. Alfred was a member of an elite corps of soldiers known as the Richie Boys. Alfred fought at Normandy Beach and the Battle of Bulge. On January 10, 1947, Alfred married Lottie Hirsch, whom he had known in Germany, in the Rabbi’s study at Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon. Alfred’s passion was collecting art, specifically works on paper. For his service to the Salt Lake City Art Barn, Alfred was elected its first lifetime trustee on May 6, 1963 in recognition of ten years of dedicated service. A lover of the outdoors, Alfred was an avid hiker, skier, camper and river rafter. Photo is of Alfred in 1936, the year he immigrated to the US. Alfred passed away in 1993. The destination was San Francisco, CA. From there, he traveled to Portland, Oregon, where he was employed by Bissinger and Company, a family-owned business. Max made his home first in Portland, Oregon and later in Vancouver, Canada where he worked for Bissinger and Company and became a Canadian citizen. The highest rank he held was that of Master Sergeant, Company F, 409th Infantry. Trained in military intelligence at Camp Richie in Maryland, the Richie Boys included former German or Austrian citizens who went to work on the front lines, interrogated prisoners and analyzed German forces and plans. For his bravery, he was awarded a bronze star and a bronze star with an oak leaf cluster. |