US ARMY VIETNAM
FARMINGDALE - The death of Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, in Vietnam April 26, has been reported by the U.S. Army to his parents. He was born April 18, 1947, in Gardiner, the son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin.
Sgt. Goggin graduated from Hall-Dale High School in 1965 and from the University of Maine, Augusta, in 1969. He was a charter member of Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity.
In high school he played basketball, football and baseball and was captain of the football team. He was also a member of the Key Club and its president his senior year.
He play baseball with the Gardiner Little League, Baby Ruth League and the American Legion team. For eight years he was a delivery boy for the Portland Sunday Telegram.
He left for service with the U.S. Army Sept 9, 1969.
Suvivors include his father of Hallowell; his mother of Farmingdale; two brothers, Chester and Kenneth Goggin of Farmingdale; a sister, Miss Donna Goggin of Farmingdale; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Vera Goggin of Farmingdale; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Eye of Litchfield; two uncles, an aunt, a nephew and seven cousins.
Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 2
Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, died in Vietnam April 26. He was last seen chasing Vietnamese from a trash dump and later was found drowned in a river. Investigation is continuing. Goggin, son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin, was a sports star for area teams. Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 1
GARDINER - Military services for Sgt. Richard J. Goggin were held Monday morning at 53 Brunswick Ave., by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William A Dunstan, Brig. Chap. Me. S.G., officiating.
Bearers were Manton Emerson Jr., Willian Ellis, Brian Skehan, Stephen Canpono, Richard Perkins and Sp4 Derek Hopkins.
Burial was in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta where Chaplain Dunston said committal prayers. The 104th Transportation Co. of Fort Devens, Mass., supplied the honor guard and the honorary bearers who folded the flag. The bugler, Sp4 Rugne was from the 18th Army Band of Fort Devens. Kennebec Journal 5/11/1971 Pg 2
(Thanks to oldwolf600 for this bio.)∼SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division. His tour began on Sep 18, 1970. Casualty was on Apr 26, 1971 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, DROWNED, SUFFOCATED. Body was recovered.
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FARMINGDALE - The death of Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, in Vietnam April 26, has been reported by the U.S. Army to his parents. He was born April 18, 1947, in Gardiner, the son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin.
Sgt. Goggin graduated from Hall-Dale High School in 1965 and from the University of Maine, Augusta, in 1969. He was a charter member of Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity.
In high school he played basketball, football and baseball and was captain of the football team. He was also a member of the Key Club and its president his senior year.
He play baseball with the Gardiner Little League, Baby Ruth League and the American Legion team. For eight years he was a delivery boy for the Portland Sunday Telegram.
He left for service with the U.S. Army Sept 9, 1969.
Suvivors include his father of Hallowell; his mother of Farmingdale; two brothers, Chester and Kenneth Goggin of Farmingdale; a sister, Miss Donna Goggin of Farmingdale; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Vera Goggin of Farmingdale; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Eye of Litchfield; two uncles, an aunt, a nephew and seven cousins.
Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 2
Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, died in Vietnam April 26. He was last seen chasing Vietnamese from a trash dump and later was found drowned in a river. Investigation is continuing. Goggin, son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin, was a sports star for area teams. Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 1
GARDINER - Military services for Sgt. Richard J. Goggin were held Monday morning at 53 Brunswick Ave., by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William A Dunstan, Brig. Chap. Me. S.G., officiating.
Bearers were Manton Emerson Jr., Willian Ellis, Brian Skehan, Stephen Canpono, Richard Perkins and Sp4 Derek Hopkins.
Burial was in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta where Chaplain Dunston said committal prayers. The 104th Transportation Co. of Fort Devens, Mass., supplied the honor guard and the honorary bearers who folded the flag. The bugler, Sp4 Rugne was from the 18th Army Band of Fort Devens. Kennebec Journal 5/11/1971 Pg 2
(Thanks to oldwolf600 for this bio.)∼SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division. His tour began on Sep 18, 1970. Casualty was on Apr 26, 1971 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, DROWNED, SUFFOCATED. Body was recovered.
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US ARMY VIETNAM
FARMINGDALE - The death of Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, in Vietnam April 26, has been reported by the U.S. Army to his parents. He was born April 18, 1947, in Gardiner, the son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin.
Sgt. Goggin graduated from Hall-Dale High School in 1965 and from the University of Maine, Augusta, in 1969. He was a charter member of Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity.
In high school he played basketball, football and baseball and was captain of the football team. He was also a member of the Key Club and its president his senior year.
He play baseball with the Gardiner Little League, Baby Ruth League and the American Legion team. For eight years he was a delivery boy for the Portland Sunday Telegram.
He left for service with the U.S. Army Sept 9, 1969.
Suvivors include his father of Hallowell; his mother of Farmingdale; two brothers, Chester and Kenneth Goggin of Farmingdale; a sister, Miss Donna Goggin of Farmingdale; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Vera Goggin of Farmingdale; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Eye of Litchfield; two uncles, an aunt, a nephew and seven cousins.
Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 2
Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, died in Vietnam April 26. He was last seen chasing Vietnamese from a trash dump and later was found drowned in a river. Investigation is continuing. Goggin, son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin, was a sports star for area teams. Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 1
GARDINER - Military services for Sgt. Richard J. Goggin were held Monday morning at 53 Brunswick Ave., by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William A Dunstan, Brig. Chap. Me. S.G., officiating.
Bearers were Manton Emerson Jr., Willian Ellis, Brian Skehan, Stephen Canpono, Richard Perkins and Sp4 Derek Hopkins.
Burial was in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta where Chaplain Dunston said committal prayers. The 104th Transportation Co. of Fort Devens, Mass., supplied the honor guard and the honorary bearers who folded the flag. The bugler, Sp4 Rugne was from the 18th Army Band of Fort Devens. Kennebec Journal 5/11/1971 Pg 2
(Thanks to oldwolf600 for this bio.)∼SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division. His tour began on Sep 18, 1970. Casualty was on Apr 26, 1971 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, DROWNED, SUFFOCATED. Body was recovered.
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FARMINGDALE - The death of Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, in Vietnam April 26, has been reported by the U.S. Army to his parents. He was born April 18, 1947, in Gardiner, the son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin.
Sgt. Goggin graduated from Hall-Dale High School in 1965 and from the University of Maine, Augusta, in 1969. He was a charter member of Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity.
In high school he played basketball, football and baseball and was captain of the football team. He was also a member of the Key Club and its president his senior year.
He play baseball with the Gardiner Little League, Baby Ruth League and the American Legion team. For eight years he was a delivery boy for the Portland Sunday Telegram.
He left for service with the U.S. Army Sept 9, 1969.
Suvivors include his father of Hallowell; his mother of Farmingdale; two brothers, Chester and Kenneth Goggin of Farmingdale; a sister, Miss Donna Goggin of Farmingdale; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Vera Goggin of Farmingdale; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Eye of Litchfield; two uncles, an aunt, a nephew and seven cousins.
Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 2
Sgt. Richard J. Goggin, 24, died in Vietnam April 26. He was last seen chasing Vietnamese from a trash dump and later was found drowned in a river. Investigation is continuing. Goggin, son of William G. and Thelma Eye Goggin, was a sports star for area teams. Kennebec Journal 5/3/1971, Pg 1
GARDINER - Military services for Sgt. Richard J. Goggin were held Monday morning at 53 Brunswick Ave., by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William A Dunstan, Brig. Chap. Me. S.G., officiating.
Bearers were Manton Emerson Jr., Willian Ellis, Brian Skehan, Stephen Canpono, Richard Perkins and Sp4 Derek Hopkins.
Burial was in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta where Chaplain Dunston said committal prayers. The 104th Transportation Co. of Fort Devens, Mass., supplied the honor guard and the honorary bearers who folded the flag. The bugler, Sp4 Rugne was from the 18th Army Band of Fort Devens. Kennebec Journal 5/11/1971 Pg 2
(Thanks to oldwolf600 for this bio.)∼SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division. His tour began on Sep 18, 1970. Casualty was on Apr 26, 1971 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, DROWNED, SUFFOCATED. Body was recovered.
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