Barbara Goddard's Memoirs of Lewis Frelan Goddard
This collection contains the Memoirs of Lewis Frelan Goddard, May 9, 1924 to August 7, 1944, compiled by Barbara Goddard in July 1994. It traces the life of Frelan Goddard with family photographs, certificates, newspaper articles, and correspondence. There are also materials from the family's trip to Europe and about awards given to the family or posthumously to Goddard.
Dates
- 1994 July
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains the Memoirs of Lewis Frelan Goddard, May 9, 1924 to August 7, 1944, compiled by Barbara Goddard in July 1994. It traces the life of Frelan Goddard with family photographs, certificates, newspaper articles, and correspondence. There are also materials from the family's trip to Europe and about awards given to the family or posthumously to Goddard.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lewis Frelan Goddard was born to Carlyle J. and Elva E. Goddard in Proctor, Vermont, on May 9, 1924. He graduated from Central High School, Knoxville, Tennessee, in June 1943. After enlisting with the Signal Corps Enlisted Reservists, he entered active service at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Goddard volunteered for the Office of Strategic Service, and in December 1943, trained in England as a radio operator for a Jedburgh team as First Sergeant. On August 7, 1944, the team parachuted into central France, where they were killed. His body was moved several times, finally resting at the U. S. Military Rhone Cemetery in Draguignan, France.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was given to UTK Special Collections Library in March 2007 by Barbara Goddard.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository