Capt. Joseph Edward Gould

(Ret.), a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and devout

poet and unselfish volunteer, died on Oct. 6th in Fairhope. He was

Ga. to Potter and Lois Gould, who were lifelong residents of

Brunswick and St. Simons. He graduated from Glynn Academy in 1938,

and attended Georgia Tech for one year prior to attending and

graduating from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

in June of 1942 with the class of 1943. His class was one of the

first to be educated and pushed through in three years to support

USS Saratoga (CV-3) and submarine school and service in the USS

crew that took a surrendered Japanese submarine to Hawaii from the

deep western Pacific at the end of the

Surface Combatants during the Korean War and Naval Intelligence

during the Vietnam War with a specialty in Russia and the Soviet

LSM-449, destroyer escort USS Silverstein (DE-534), destroyer USS

Brush (DD-745), and Mine Squadron Nine during his illustrious naval

areas, and after his Navy retirement he became a real estate

broker, owning his own firm, Shorebird Realty, in San Clemente,

for a decade, as the lead Naval Science instructor for the school’s

Navy Junior ROTC program, where he mentored numerous students and

watched many of them launch successful careers both in and out of

voracious volunteer who served as Church Council Member of many

churches and vestries, chairman of the Interfaith Serviceman’s

Center — an oasis for Vietnam-era Marines and sailors, serving in

the San Clemente area during the Vietnam War, as well as other

outreach to enlisted Marines, whom he hosted in his home over a

plethora of holidays to ensure these young people had a home-cooked

meal during a holiday spent away from loved ones. He treated all

writing, and he published many of his works and song lyrics through

the years, to the enjoyment of his family and close friends. His

poetry was an inspiration to many special occasions, and included

serious pieces about patriotism, faith, love and general

and he influenced many individuals of all ages with his infectious

enthusiasm, positive outlook on life and sound perspectives on many

matters. His dear friends at Homestead Village and in the Fairhope

community treasured his resilience, words and warmth for the five

to his crossword puzzles, always using an ink pen as he rarely, if

Ellen Winger and to Katie Gould of Ocean Springs,

well as a stepson, Rear Adm. Sonny Masso, USN (Retired); and five

grandchildren, Prom, Mina, Gabriel, Alexis and Colin; and his

Thursday, Nov. 3rd, 2011 at Christ Church Cemetery in St. Simons

Brunswick, Ga. was in charge of