John M. Goad and Homer J. Ballinger Portraits - ca. 1918
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Lieut. John M. Goad 48th Squadron R.A.F. Born Nov. 16. 1896 Killed in action on Somme Sector June 27th. 1918 Sgt. Homer J. Ballinger Enlisted [August] 5, 1917 110th. Trench Mortar Battery 35th Div. Died [August] 25th, 1918
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| Title | John M. Goad and Homer J. Ballinger Portraits - ca. 1918 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. John M. Goad and Homer J. Ballinger Portraits. ca. 1918 Goad-Ballinger World War I Collection. Goad-Ballinger American Legion Post, Springfield, Missouri. |
| Description | Portrait photographs of Lieutenant John M. Goad and Sergeant Homer J. Ballinger. The two American Legion posts, Goad and Ballinger merged in 1930 after being separate entities. The Goad Post was named after John M. Goad who was the first Greene County soldier to die in World War I. He was shot down in his airplane behind the German lines on June 27, 1918. The Ballinger post was named after Homer J. Ballinger of the 110th Trench Mortar Battery who died August 25, 1918 in an ammunition train accident. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army--Uniforms; World War, 1914-1918--Photography |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | American Legion Goad-Ballinger Post 69 |
| Date Original | ca. 1918 |
| Language | English |