Wayne K. Goodermote

By zthanson, 22 November, 2022
First Name
Wayne
Middle Name
K.
Last Name
Goodermote
Birthdate
Hometown
Troy, NY
Rank
Captain
Service Branch
Navy
Date Captured
Date Repatriated
Pre Capture Image
Man in a decorated U.S. Navy suit and cap.
PreCapture Description

Wayne Goodermote was commissioned through the Navy ROTC program at the University of Rochester on June 9, 1965, and completed Naval Flight Officer School in February 1966. Following operational training, he joined RVAH-12 "Speartips" as a Reconnaissance Attack Navigator, flying in the RA-5C Vigilante. He began flying combat missions over North Vietnam off the USS Constellation in May 1967, and was shot down by enemy gunfire on his 33rd combat mission on August 13, 1967.

Post Release Image
Older man in a suit and tie.
Post Release Description

Captain Goodermote was repatriated on March 14, 1973. He subsequently attended the University of Colorado where he received a Masters Degree in Architecture and began a new career in the Navy Civil Engineering Corps. He then held positions as Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, and later as Assistant Officer in Charge of Construction for Design and Engineering at the Trident Submarine Base in Bangor, Washington. He was the Production Officer at the U.S. Navy Public Works Center on Guam, and then Head of the Facilities Planning and Real Estate Department on the staff of the Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. From June 1983 to July 1985, he was Commanding Officer of Amphibious Construction Battalion One in Coronado, California. Following attendance at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., Captain Goodermote spent two years as Acquisition Manager for Sealift Support Facilities at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Alexandria, Virginia. He was then Officer in Charge of the Broadway Complex Redevelopment Project in San Diego, California. Captain Goodermote retired from the Navy on August 17, 1991. He later worked for private sector construction management and environmental engineering firms, and retired for the second time in 1997. Wayne is married to the former Patricia Crane Powers of Denver, Colorado.

Honors, Citations, and Commendations
  • Silver Star
  • Legion of Merit (2)
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Bronze Star (2)
  • Prisoner of War Medal
Passed away before release
Post Release