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Cornelis J. Goinga

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Cornelis J. Goinga
Personal details
Born1911
Died1980
NativityNetherlands
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCoast Artillery Corps
ASN01045747
RankFirst Lieutenant
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942)
SectionD
TeamIPW 9
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Cornelis J. Goinga (1911–1980) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 3.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Worked as manager, Retail Drugs. On 20 April 1944, he served as OIC of IPW Ge Team No.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also 5th Army
  • Bremen

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 69
Class_ASN 45747
Class_Name GOINGA, Cornelis J.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 29 October 1942 — Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01045747).
  • 23 December 1942 — Graduated with Class 3. Classification: Officer in Charge.
  • 2 April 1943 — Assigned to Staff and Faculty (Section V).
  • 1 May 1943 — Promoted to 1st Lt.
  • 20 April 1944 — Served as OIC of IPW Ge Team No.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
  • Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Cornelis J. Goinga for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Goinga, Cornelis J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: CORNELIS J. GOINGA.doc)