Military related information:

Enlisted 19 June 1916
Discharged 5 Jun 1919

Assigned to Company L: 19 June 1916 through (estimated) 30 June 1918.

Listed in Adjutant General 1916 roster of Illinois National Guard service on the Mexican Border: Second Infantry, Company L, Chicago. Second Lieutenant, Commissioned 17 February, 1916, Mustered 27 June 1916, Reported for Duty 19 June 1916.

Listed in Adjutant General 1917 roster of Illinois National Guard WWI service: Second Infantry, Company L, Chicago. Federalized as 132nd INF, Company L. Second Lieutenant, Commissioned 17 February, 1917, Mustered 3 August 1917, Reported for Duty 25 July 1917.

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 17 Feb 1916. Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant per telegraph from Army AG dtd 19 Dec 1917. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as 1st Lieutenant. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as 1st Lieutenant Detached Service, Army Musketry school 12 to 24 Jun 1918 per RSO#120 dtd 11 June 1918. - Not listed on further rosters.

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart

To France: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Alexander W Goodwin
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 201 So Kenilwroth Ave
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Spouse: Marjorie O Goodwin
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: 132 Inf NG
Rank: First Lieutenant
Notes: Company "L", 132nd Infantry, USNG

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Alexander W Goodwin
Departure Date: 27 Dec 1918
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 5 Jan
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 203 S Kenilworth Ave
Residence Place: Oak Park, Ill
Next of Kin: Mrs Majorie O Goodwin
Ship: Agamemnon
Military Unit: Company F 129th Infantry
Rank: Captain
Officers Bed Ridden,Awarded Purple Heart (see headstone application below)

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: A W Goodwin
Birth Year: abt 1889
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Lyons, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street Address: Lawn Ave
House Number: 4700
Dwelling Number: 288
Family Number: 299
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 18500
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at first Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Arizona
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Supervisor
Industry: Telephone Mfg.
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Name Age
A W Goodwin 41
Marjorie O Goodwin 39
John Goodwin 12
Grace Goodwin 10
Robert Goodwin 4
Elisha A Goodwin 81

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Alexander Willard Goodwin
Event Type: Military Service
Enlisted 25 July 1917
Event Date: 5 Jun 1919 Discharged
Event Place: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): City of Oak Park, Illinois
Residence Place: Oak Park, Illinois
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1889
Death Date: 30 Nov 1959

Find A Grave
www.findagrave.com/memorial/116966744/alexander-willard-goodwin
Website includes photo and obituary.
Name: Alexander Willard Goodwin
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1889
Birth Place: East Lyndon, Aroostook County, Maine
Death Date: 30 Nov 1959
Death Place: Los Angeles County, California
Cemetery: Fairmount-Willow Hills Memorial Park
Burial: Willow Springs, Cook County, Illinois
Mother: Geneva Emma Goodwin
Spouse: Marjorie Belle Goodwin
Children: Grace Marjorie Puett