U.S. Navy Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Billie Goodson
Billie I. Goodson of Watsonville, CA passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2020. He was 94 years. Known to everyone as "Bill," he was born on June 9, 1926 to Noah Anderson (Chick) Goodson and Samuella (Sammie) Goodson in Amarillo, Texas. Bill was proud of being a World War II Veteran in the U.S. Navy on the USS Tennessee Battleship as a Gunner's mate, Third Class GM3/C. He fought in all the major pacific theatre battles including the liberation of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and...
