Good, Harold R.

1915 - 2006  (90 years)

• Name	Good, Harold R.
  Birth	17 Mar 1915	Wilson County, Kansas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Oil Field Pumper
  Reference Number	GOOD.H001
  _FGRAVE	18083433
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 81st Artillery Battalion, United States Army  [1, 4, 5]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on September 7, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and departed the U.S. on March 23, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 81st Field Artillery BaBattalion as a Chief of Section (military occupational specialty 864) through the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on November 5, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2002502
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Good, Harold R. (1915-2006) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		81st Field Artillery Regiment, United States Army
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Good, Harold R. (1915-2006)
  Death	23 Feb 2006	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 6]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Good, Harold R. and Madge L.
  		Headstone, Good, Harold R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I21830	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Good, Preston Roland   d. Bef 23 Feb 2006
  Mother	ROBERTS, Ruth   d. Bef 23 Feb 2006
  Family ID	F9718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Foster, Madge L.,   b. 8 Dec 1914, Protection, Comanche County, Kansas d. 8 Jun 2006, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1938	Russell, Russell County, Kansas
  Age at Marriage	He was 23 years and 4 months - She was 23 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Good, D.P.   2. Good, S.C.
  Family ID	F9716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Mar 1915 - Wilson County, Kansas Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 6 Jul 1938 - Russell, Russell County, Kansas Death - 23 Feb 2006 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harold R. Good, 90, of Clay City, IL, died February 23, 2006, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. Mr. Good was born March 17, 1915 in Wilson County, Kansas, the son of Preston Roland and Ruth Roberts Good. He married Madge L. Foster on July 6, 1938 in Russell, Kansas. He was an oil field pumper for Pure Oil and later Union Oil, was a World War II Army veteran, and was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Dennis P. Good; a daughter, Susan Burroughs; a brother, Howard W. Good; two granddaughters; and ten great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, Ray F. Good, and a sister, Reita M. Tolodziecki. Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home with burial in Clay City Cemetery. Memorials to Clay County Health Dept. or Clay County Hospice. (Published Hometown Journal)

  
  

• Sources

  [S6001] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Good, Harold R., 90, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=921&GScid=105163&GRid=18083433&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6000] (Reliability: 2). [S4802] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 21, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S5614] (Reliability: 2). [S6003] (Reliability: 2). [S5999] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Good, Madge L., 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083794), none. (Reliability: 2).