Goodall, James Banks^[1]

1910 - 1980  (69 years)

• Name	Goodall, James Banks  [2, 3]
  Birth	8 Feb 1910	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Education	Virginia Polytechnic Institute, masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
  Death	1980	Ohio
  Person ID	I170	European Descendants
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Goodall, Joseph Philander,   b. 14 Oct 1873, Haywood, Madison, Virginia d. 30 May 1969, Orange, Virginia (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Bowman, Anne Lillian,   b. 12 Oct 1877   d. 28 Dec 1966, Madison, Virginia (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1901  [1]
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Date, Phyllis,   b. Luton, Bedfordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	21 Mar 1945  [1]
  Children	1. Goodall, Matt
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  James got his bachelors and masters at VPI. He majored in Mechanical Engineering and was on the football team. He was an officer in WWII and Korea before completing his career as a civilian engineer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, OH. He worked on designing aircraft like the B-52. His wife, Phyllis Date Goodall, was a war bride from Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.

  
  

• Sources

  [S881] Joseph Philander Goodall, Family Record. [S166] Arlene Wake, (Goodall Family Historian). [S514] Matt Goodall, (Name: Name: matt@tinagovan.com;;) (Reliability: 3). provided notes