Purnell James Goodenough (1920 - 1965)

Born 3 Nov 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Husband of Ethel Delores (Settles) Carter — married 24 Jun 1951 in Alabama, United States

Died 12 Jan 1965 at age 44 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

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2nd Lt. Purnell Goodenough served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 18 Jan 1943
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Purnell Goodenough served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.

Maj. Purnell James Goodenough was born in the Pratt City area of Birmingham, Alabama, on 3 Nov 1920.^[1][2][3] His parents were Purnell Goodenough, a factory worker, and Adele Strother, a teacher.^[1][4]

He was a WWII veteran who registered for the draft on 14 Feb 1942, a student at Alabama's Miles College at the time.^[2] Enlisting just short of a year later on 18 Jan1943, he served as part of the Tuskeegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots in the American military.^[5]

Purnell married Ethel Settles on 24 June 1951 in Alabama.^[4] He passed away in Los Angeles County, California, on 12 January 1965.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:32RN-H3Z : accessed 16 December 2020), Ponell Goodenough, Jr., Jr in household of Ponell Goodenough, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #11623727
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPF1-4LX : 26 November 2014), Purnell J Goodenough, 12 Jan 1965; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q216-4TF6 : 15 November 2020), Purnell James Goodenough and Ethel Delores or Dalores Settles, 24 Jun 1951; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,825.
5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LB-YZJ : 5 December 2014), Purnell J Goodenough, enlisted 18 Jan 1943, Tuskegee Aaf, Alabama, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.