Caspar Goodrich

Caspar Goodrich, son of Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, was born in Italy. Goodrich was appointed a midshipman from Connecticut on 7 September 1897. He was designated a Naval Cadet 10 June 1901 and reported to USS Lancaster (1858) for duty. From 1903 to 1905 Goodrich served in USS Maine (BB-10), USS Cleveland (C-19), and USS Chicago (CA-14). Assigned to USS Georgia (BB-15) on the Atlantic Station in June 1906, Goodrich was killed 15 July 1907 as the result of a turret explosion.

Namesake
In 1945, the destroyer USS Goodrich (DD-831) was named in honor of Admiral Goodrich and Lieutenant Goodrich.