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THE NRO STAFF October 24, 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. MCLUCAS

SUBJECT: Backup Data on Retired Brig General Goddard

On Wednesday, October 25, at 1630 you will have a

courtesy visit from Gen Goddard.

. At the right is a biographical sketch on Gen Goddard

which covers his military career through 1953. Since retirement he has been active with industry as the Washington

representative for Itek, and has written a book entitled

"Overview," published in 1969, which deals with aerial

reconnaissance. He presently resides in Boca Raton, Florida.

Mr. Lundahl will host and brief Gen Goddard on Thursday,

October 26. We are planning to oath Gen Goddard prior to

his visit with you and will debrief him following the NPIC

show.

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ozoirk doddard Was born in London, ExisTan, Juno 15,

t 1889. 116•. cane to Rochoster, New York in Juno, 1904, to- live with

his aunt and uncle. He was. naturalized April 27, 1918.

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• General Goddard wasf74duated from Washington Irving Rreparafiery School in Net/ York in 1910, attonded Kouka Colloge in Keuka,

Neit York, for two years, then studiod carznercial art in Rochester

for v. Iecr....He was . a.free-lanco Cartoonist in Rochostor until

January, 1916, when he became a staff artist for the Coke cad Iron

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Decombor 142% 1917, Gonoral Goddard enlistod • tilt)* -

Avintion.Section of the Signal Corps and entered tho aortal

.phota •r;ohy czars° at the school of Militz-y Aeronautics at

Corne11 University.. Upon canpletion of thu three-month coilree,:.

ho boccmc: an instructor in aerial photographic interprotation. .

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General Goddard was ctrmissioned a second lieutenant in the

Avinti..a Section Reserve on Ausust 8, 1913, and assigned to

*Talia:;:exrc Sort Worth, 'Texas, to organize and take to • .:

Franz• the 43rd, 44th and !!5th Aerial Photographic Soctions.

%pen the World War I armistice was declaroe, General Goddard

was tt4.-.nsferred to Carlstram..Fiele, Flcrida, there ho tree cpc..duatod

fr7.2 flyiz:g school and rated a pilot in Man 1919. • thou was

alssi.:;ayC. to McCook Field; Ohio, ar officer in charge of aerial

phot*.r.pa•chic research.. In that capacity, he; started- Llovolorcents

in in.:v.-red anti long-ronge photorro.pby, special aerial criueree,

photo:we:tic aircraft and portahlo field laboratory equipment and

formed the nucleus of the present Photopaphic Laboratory ct

Wright-Patterson Air Forco Base, Ohio.

On July 1, 70.920, Gemmel ChAdard reCetved'his Regular coca:

mission as a socond lieutenant in the Air Service, and was premotod

hazed:Lately to firtit lieutenant the same date. Ho then was

appoiatce officer In chargo of aerial photography In the Offico of

the Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D.C. While on that

assisa.Lent, he received o, presider.tial appointment as Air Corps

repruscr.V.tive on the Faderr.1 Board of Surveys and Maps. He

orgaaLLPL.C. the first Arm aerial photofamphic mapping units which

pionee:•.;:.". in mapping Muscle Shoals, TO111108S60 Riv.or Basin, Teapot

Dace, Mississippi River and many other arms.

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1949, but was recalled to active duty the

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In May, 1952, General Goddard was transferred to hoadquarters

of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe at Fontainebleau, France,

for duty as Director of Reconnaisaanoe, Operations Division.

In July 1953, General..tbddard .was assignedt; Headquarters,

Materiel Command,- Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

General Goddard was sent:ttd Bikini in 1946 . 1n connection with

. the atomic bomb tests.• In July,. 1950; he was awarded the Thurman

' H. Bane Award for his development in..-low-altitude high-speed night

; • photography. Immediately thareaftor he went to Koroa to introduce

.this new system of night photography and the latest type strip

camera, which has been highly successful in low-altitude jet air-

„craft operations under adverse. weather conditions. In August, 1951, '' ho was awarded the Honorary Degree of Master of Photography by the

Photographers' Association of America, and also received the

Progress Medal for 1951 at. the annual convention of the Photographic

Society of America, held in Detroit, Michigan.

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In addition to the Legion ofMerit with one Oak Loaf Cluster,

General Goddard has been awarded the French Croix de Guorro with

Palm for his work in the orlanization of- French aerial photographic*

rasodrch and operational units. He is rated a.00mmand pilot,

combat observer, and technical obsorver. • • • • •

General Goddard anti his wife; Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes Goddard,

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August 19, 1937; to major (permanont) July 1, 1940; to lieutenant

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colonel (temporary) March 21, 1 41; to colonel (temporary) March

.1, 1942; to lieutenant colonel permanent) November 16, 1942; to

colonel (permamont) April 2, 1 8; to brigadier &moral (temporary)

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