Forrest Guth
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Forrest 'Goody' Guth in his class 'A' uniform
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| Nickname(s) | "Goody", "Chow Hound" | ||||
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February 6, 1921 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | August 9, 2009 (aged 88) Hockessin, Delaware |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1945 | ||||
| Rank |
 Sergeant
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| Unit |
 Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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| Awards |
 Purple Heart Presidential Unit Citation 1 OLC Good Conduct Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small} Croix de guerre French Liberation Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Parachutist Badge
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| Relations | -John (son) -Nancy (daughter) -Harriet (wife) |
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| Other work |
-Steel worker
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-Steel worker
-Teacher
-Woodworker
Sergeant Forrest L. Guth (6 February 1921 – 9 August 2009) was one of the 140 original members of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during the Second World War.
Forrest Guth (pronounced "Gooth") was born to John H. R. and Mayme L. Guth in the small district of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He is a direct descendant of the original German settlers who established themselves in the inland counties of eastern Pennsylvania in the 1700s. These early colonizers were known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, although they were not Dutch, but rather of Germanic origin and German-speaking heritage. Forrest was brought up in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Allentown, in Upper Macungie Township. Guth was fluent in the Pennsylvania Dutch language and would speak it with his best friends Carl Fenstermaker and Roderick Strohl.
In 1941, Guth was working for Bethlehem Steel making armor plates for the Navy when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. At that time, working for the defense industry meant that he was advised not to join the army, as he was needed back at home producing steel plates. But Guth chose to enlist, with Strohl and Fenstermaker, and volunteered for the paratroopers in 1942.
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