Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Goodwin akashanda neCarrier Division Six panguva yekurwiswa kweBonin Islands, mashandiro emauto ePalau uye akapinda muhondo yeLeyte Gulf
uye mabasa anotsigira kumhara kweLeyte mukupera kwa1944. Akazogadzwa kuva Air Officer wePhilippine Sea Frontier pasi peRear Admiral James L. Kauffman uye akaramba aripo kusvikira pakuguma kwehondo. Nokuda kwebasa rake muchikamu chokupedzisira cheHondo Yenyika II, Goodwin akashongedzwa neLegion of Merit neCombat "V". Aivewo nekodzero yekupfeka maviri eNavy Presidential Unit Citations uye Navy Unit Commendation.