Melvin Armand Goers
b. 29 August 1918, d. 19 May 1999
- Melvin Armand Goers was serving in the Navy, according to the 1945 census.
- Melvin Armand Goers was born on 29 August 1918 in Gasconade County, Missouri.
- Melvin Armand Goers died on 19 May 1999 at age 80 in Hamton, Virginia.
- He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
- The following appeared on 21 May 1999 in the Hampton Roads Daily Press: (Newport News) Retired Brig. Gen. Melvin A. Goers, a longtime resident of the Peninsula, died Wednesday after a two-year illness. He was 80.
[:TABL] The general retired from the Army in 1972 after 32 years of service ending a career that led him to Europe during the Second World War, where he fought in many battles, including the historic crossing of the Rhine at Remagen in Germany.
- Last Edited: 19 Aug 2013