STEVEN M. GOLDSBORO
Home Of Record:
CAMDEN
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
CPL
Branch Of Service:
Marines
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
February 08, 1967
Date of Birth:
February 16, 1



 

Steven M. Goldsboro was born on February 16, 1948, to Orville and Ruth Goldsboro, Sr. His home of record is Camden, NJ. He had five brothers, Vincent, Orville Jr., Wayne, Bruce and Michael, and four sisters, Denise, Gina, Pamela and Carol. He graduated from Pyne Point Junior High School in North Camden in 1964.

Goldsboro enlisted in the US Marine Corps and attained the rank of Corporal (CPL). He was assigned to M Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He was shipped to Vietnam in August 1966.

Goldsboro was killed in action on February 8, 1967, while taking part on Operation Desoto. He was killed by small arms fire near the hamlet of Vinh Minh, Duc Pho district, Qung Ngai Province. He received wounds in the head, back, stomach and left leg.

He is buried in New Camden Cemetery, Camden, NJ.

He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

Sources: Various websites and NJVVMF
 

from the dvrbs.com site;CORPORAL STEVEN MICHAEL GOLDSBORO was born in Camden NJ on February 16, 1948 to Georgia & Orville Goldsboro Jr. He was one of thirteen children. The family lived at 717 Ringgold Street in Camden, which was the home of his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Goldsboro.
Steven Goldsboro enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in the summer of 1964 after graduating from Pyne Point Junior High School in North Camden.
Corporal Goldsboro shipped out for Vietnam in August of 1966. He trained as a rifleman, and was assigned to Company M, Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, First Marine Division.
While taking part in Operation Desoto, Corporal Goldsboro was killed in action by small arms fire on February 8, 1967 near the hamlet of Vinh Minh, Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province. Corporal Goldsboro took bullets to the head, back, stomach, and left leg, a comrade, Private First Class Peter Michael Sullivan, was also killed, by a gunshot wound to the chest.
Corporal Goldsboro was brought home and buried at New Camden Cemetery. He was survived by his parents, of 828 North 6th Street in North Camden, and eleven siblings

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William Blakey
william.blakey@pseg.com
Friend and neighbor
NJ USA
I was born at 707 Ringgold street and Stevie at 717 Ringgold street in Camden, NJ. When I was around 3yrs. old my family moved to Cherry street and Stevie moved with his grandmother across the street from our house. We grew up together and played all day everyday until Jr. High school and now I can't recall where he moved after that. But, in 1965 I joined the USAF and a year later he the USMC. My mom told me that he came home from a tour in Vietnam and told her that he had to return. He thought though that this time he wouldn't make it out of there alive. Oh Stevie, we think of you often and we miss you friend. I believe that we will all be together again someday for Jesus said "He who believeth in me shall never die but have everlasting life". May God bless your soul.
Feb 16, 2007

Phil Cohen
phil552@comcast.net
neighbor
428 S 30th Street - PO Box 1466 Camden NJ 08105 USA
Stephen Michael Goldsboro, Camden NJ
http://www.dvrbs.com/ccwd-vn/Vietnam-StevenMGoldsboro.htm
CORPORAL STEVEN MICHAEL GOLDSBORO was born in Camden NJ on February 16, 1948 to Georgia & Orville Goldsboro Jr. He was one of thirteen children. The family lived at 717 Ringgold Street in Camden, which was the home of his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Goldsboro.

Steven Goldsboro enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in the summer of 1964 after graduating from Pyne Point Junior High School in North Camden.

Corporal Goldsboro shipped out for Vietnam in August of 1966. He trained as a rifleman, and was assigned to Company M, Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, First Marine Division.

While taking part in Operation Desoto, Corporal Goldsboro was killed in action by small arms fire on February 8, 1967 near the hamlet of Vinh Minh, Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province. Corporal Goldsboro took bullets to the head, back, stomach, and left leg, a comrade, Private First Class Peter Michael Sullivan, was also killed, by a gunshot wound to the chest.

Corporal Goldsboro was brought home and buried at New Camden Cemetery. He was survived by his parents, of 828 North 6th Street in North Camden, and eleven siblings

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