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Johnson Hindin Genealogy
Suggestions for using this site: Click “Johnson-Hindin Genealogy,” above, to go to the Home Page. Click the “Ancestors” tab below to see a pedigree chart. (If no ancestors appear in the chart, see if the person has a spouse by clicking the blue down arrow, and then click the “Ancestors” tab.) In the pedigree chart, click the blue down arrow to see a person’s family and click the gold right arrow to see more ancestors. Click the “Descendants” tab, below, then the “Register Format” option for a good descendancy report.
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 1921 - 2015
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| Born |
22 Aug 1921 |
Detroit, Michigan  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
23 May 2015 |
Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan |
| Person ID |
I848 |
Johnson Hindin Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Father |
William Aloysius GOFF, b. 13 Feb 1893, Lonaconing, Maryland , d. Abt 24 Dec 1961, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan |
| Mother |
Mary KLEMMER, b. 16 Jan 1891, N. Braddock, Pennsylvania , d. Oct 1978, Detroit, Michigan |
| Married |
30 Oct 1910 |
Braddock or Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F292 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Bill served in the U.S. Army, 10th Armored Division with "joint assault signal corp. -- JASCOS. He was with the first wave at Omaha Beach, Normandy. After ten days leave he did duty in the Philippines Campaign and participated in may invasions there. He served with the Detroit Poice Dept. for 19 years. He then worked for Chrysler Corp. and is now retired. Bill is an avid American history buff.
The following obituary was published in The Detroit Free Press in May 2015:
GOFF WILLIAM Age 94, died May 23, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Rose Goff (Collins). Loving father to Terri Cornett (Don), Sandy O'Brien (Joe) and the late Vicki Izzo. Devoted to four granddaughters and one great-grandson. Born in Detroit, graduate of St. Charles School, Bill bravely fought with the 293rd during WWII and was among the first wave at the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Post-war, Bill served on the Detroit Police Dept from 1949-1969, then worked plant security at Chrysler, Lynch Road. Family was everything to Bill, and he will be greatly missed! A private military service was held on May 27.
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