Forrest Guth
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Forrest Leroy “Goody” Guth (February 6, 1921 – August 9, 2009) was an American Army non-commissioned officer and World War II veteran. He served as a member of the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and was one of the original members of the company trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. Guth enlisted in the U. S.
Army in July 1942 and volunteered for the airborne forces alongside two childhood friends, Roderick Strohl and Carl Fenstermaker. After completing training at Camp Toccoa and Fort Benning, he deployed to England with Easy Company in September 1943 in preparation for the Allied invasion of Europe. He also participated in Exercise Tiger, a training exercise conducted at Slapton Sands in England. Guth made his combat jump into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and fought with Easy Company throughout the Normandy campaign.
He later participated in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, where he was injured during his parachute landing. After recovering, he rejoined Easy Company in France before the Battle of the Bulge. In January 1945, his knowledge of German led to his selection for a patrol across the Moder River near Haguenau. He was on furlough in the United States when the war in Europe ended and was discharged in October 1945.
