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Show ARMY'S NEWEST AWARD PRESENTED PFC. LLOYD GOODRICH With the 37th Division on Bouganville For exemplary conduct in combat, Pfc. Lloyd Goodrich of Bluebell, Utah has been presented with the Army's newest award for infantrymen, the Combat Infantryman Badge, j Awarded for exemplary con- j duct in combat or for combat ac- tion in a major operation, the new medal is a silver rifle on a i blue field with a silver border, imposed on an eliptical silver wreath. Private Goodrich is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goodrich of Bluebell. Since starting his tour of overseas service on May 26, i 1942, he has been stationed on the Fiji Islands and Guadalcanal, Guadalcan-al, and is a veteran of the new Georgia campaign. |