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Golding, George Elwin, 1923-1998

 Person

Biographical History

George Elwin Golding (1923-1998) was a United States Army Air Corp cadet during WWII.

George Elwin Golding was born May 23, 1923 in Price, Utah. He trained as an U.S. Army Air Corp cadet in Santa Ana, California, and later served in the Pacific theater during WWII. He flew as the navigator for 36 missions bombing Japan. He later received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He married Catherine Frances Lamb on October 3, 1944. Together they had seven sons and one daughter. George graduated from the University of Utah in Civil Engineering and worked as a mine engineer. After his first wife, Catherine, passed away, he married Jerry Piggott, and together they served a mission to Virginia for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George died on June 5, 1998.

Citation:
UPB files, August 13, 2020. (George Elwin Golding (1923-1998) trained as an U.S. Army Air Corp cadet and served in the Pacific theater during WWII. He flew as the navigator for 36 missions bombing Japan and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He maried Catherine Frances Lamb on October 3, 1944, and they had seven sons and one daughter; graduated from the University of Utah in Civil Engineering and worked as a mine engineer. Married Jerry Piggott, they served a mission to Virginia for the Church).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George Elwin Golding memoir, approximately 1990

 File — Box 156: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 17; Series 8, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains one memoir written by Golding titled "The War," about his service in the Pacific theater of World War II in the Army Air Corps. Includes transcriptions of letters he sent, retrospective narrative, quotes about war, and photocopied photographs. Dated approximately 1990.

Dates: approximately 1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps

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