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

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

Research notes edit

  • Also 5th Army
  • Bremen

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Technical record edit

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

  • 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

  • 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)