Ross William Goff[1, 2, 3]
1922 - 2000 (77 years)
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Name Ross William Goff [4] Birth 17 Oct 1922 Tunnelton, Preston, WV, USA 
[4] Gender Male Death 9 Aug 2000 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA [4] Patriarch & Matriarch 
Father Goff (4 x Great Grandfather)
Merle Edith Fortney, b. 2 Aug 1890, Irondale, Preston, WV, USAd. 9 Apr 1978, Terra Alta, Preston, WV, USA (Age 87 years) (Mother) Person ID I316 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-B Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Howard Clarence Goff, b. 9 Jan 1892, Fellowsville, Preston County, West Virginia d. 12 May 1975, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia (Age 83 years) Mother Merle Edith Fortney, b. 2 Aug 1890, Irondale, Preston, WV, USA d. 9 Apr 1978, Terra Alta, Preston, WV, USA (Age 87 years) Marriage 10 Jul 1920 Oakland, Garrett, MD, USA Family ID F128 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Reba Eileen Smith, b. 17 Aug 1924, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 12 Sep 1995, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
Marriage 1947-03-22 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA Children 1. David Ross Goff, b. 24 Aug 1950, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 22 Nov 2021 (Age 71 years)▻ Maria Laverne Bircher; Pamela Diane Gibson m. 5 Apr 2014▻ Maria Laverne Bircher; Pamela Diane Gibson m. 5 Apr 20142. Larry William Goff 3. Jeffrey Howard Goff 4. Carolyn Lee Goff 5. Phillip Gerald Goff Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
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Notes - Served in World War II. Entered the Army March 5, 1944. He was in boot camp in Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas. Left the Army March 12, 1946. Was a private first class. Serial number was 35071097. Major campaigns were in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Served in the 3rd Army, 5th Division under Lieutenant Colonel Birdsong. The 3rd Army was commanded by General Patton. Was in Company K, 11th Regiment, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad. He sailed for Scotland on August 11, 1944 on the ship Ernie Pyle. He arrived in Scotland on August 23, 1944. He then went to London and crossed the channel to France. He then traveled to Germany. He was involved in early crossings of the Frankfurt and Rhine. At one point during a night battle Germans were approaching and were fended off by throwing mud balls, rocks and sticks so that their position was not compromised by gun flame. Was reported missing for three days at one point while in Germany. He found lots of antique German coins and buried them. As far as is known, they are still there today.
Worked as a manager of the ice cream department in a dairy. Worked at the Sanitary Milk Dairy in Morgantown from July 1946 to 1972. (He worked at Sanitary Milk two years before the war.) When the Sanitary Milk Dairy closed, he worked at the WVU Dairy as a technician until 1986 when he retired. Suffered a bout of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in 1991. Highest grade finished = 12.
- Served in World War II. Entered the Army March 5, 1944. He was in boot camp in Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas. Left the Army March 12, 1946. Was a private first class. Serial number was 35071097. Major campaigns were in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Served in the 3rd Army, 5th Division under Lieutenant Colonel Birdsong. The 3rd Army was commanded by General Patton. Was in Company K, 11th Regiment, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad. He sailed for Scotland on August 11, 1944 on the ship Ernie Pyle. He arrived in Scotland on August 23, 1944. He then went to London and crossed the channel to France. He then traveled to Germany. He was involved in early crossings of the Frankfurt and Rhine. At one point during a night battle Germans were approaching and were fended off by throwing mud balls, rocks and sticks so that their position was not compromised by gun flame. Was reported missing for three days at one point while in Germany. He found lots of antique German coins and buried them. As far as is known, they are still there today.
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Sources - [S1] Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36397999&pid=231 - [S1] Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36397999&pid=244 - [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
- [S33] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Dominion Post; Publication Place: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; URL: http://www.dominionpost.com/a/obits/2000/08/11/a/.
- [S1] Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
