The U. S. Army maintained a camp at Goffs from 1942 to 1944. Goffs was an important railhead, supply point, hospital, and for three months in 1942 the headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division. That unit later distinguished itself in combat in the Aleutians and at Kwajalein, Leyte, and Okinawa. Men and women of the U. S. Army served here, including those who laid down their lives for their country.