Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Goodwin yayi aiki tare da Carrier Division shida a lokacin hare-haren Bonin Islands, ayyukan jiragen ruwa a Palau kuma ya shiga cikin yakin Leyte Gulf
da kuma ayyukan tallafawa Leyte saukowa a karshen 1944. Daga baya aka nada shi Jami'in Jirgin Sama na Philippine Sea Frontier a karkashin Rear admiral James L. Kauffman kuma ya kasance tare da wannan umurnin har zuwa ƙarshen tashin hankali. Don hidimarsa a ƙarshen yakin duniya na biyu, an ba Goodwin lambar yabo ta Legion of Merit tare da Combat "V". Har ila yau, yana da damar yin amfani da nau'i biyu na Navy Presidential Unit Citations da Navy Unit Commendation.