Goodwin, Robert Flournoy
Title
Goodwin, Robert Flournoy
Last Name
Goodwin
First and Middle Name
Robert Flournoy
Nicknames or Other Names
"Sleepy", "Captain"
Hometown
Richmond, VA
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
3/29/1897
Birthplace
Richmond, VA
Death Date
10/28/1963
Cause of Death
Heart attack
Place of Death
Winston-Salem, NC
Parents
Pearl Flournoy, P.E.W. Goodwin
Siblings
Philip E. W. Goodwin
Spouse(s)
Lillian Smith Goodwin
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Reserve Officers
Unit
Field Artillery
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Retired Rank
N/a
Postwar Life
Worked as an accountant in Richmond
Occupation
Comptroller
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Contributing Researchers
Devin Holler
Files
Collection
Citation
“Goodwin, Robert Flournoy,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 25, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/115.
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