The Post was named after Captain Frank E. Goodrich, a Hallowell man  who enlisted in the Canadian Army’s 48^th Highland Regiment which deployed to France where he was wounded in action.  After recovering from his wounds, he became a pilot and reenlisted in the service joining the Royal Flying Corps.  Captain Goodrich was killed in action September 12, 1916.  He is buried in Aubigney-en-Artois, France.

After World War II, on July 7, 1947, a new name was chosen -Goodrich-Caldwell  Post No. 6 - to include three brothers from Hallowell who were killed in action, and a new charter was received at that time.  Cpl.  Cecil R. Caldwell and his brother PFC Maurice H. Caldwell were killed in action the same day serving with the 103^rd Inf. Reg.  43^rd Div. on Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands, South Pacific.   Sgt. Frank H. Caldwell served with the  311^th Inf Regiment, 78^th Div. was killed in action in Germany in March 1945.