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DETWILER, Floyd - Date of
birth
31 May 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio -
Hometown
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35422300 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bergheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earl F. Detwiler (father)
Edith I. (Smith) Detwiler (mother)
Lloyd Detwiler (twin brother)
Sybl M. Detwiler (sister)
Mary E. Detwiler (sister)
Richard E. Detwiler (brother)
Thelma M. Detwiler (wife)
More information
T/4 Floyd Detwiller graduated from Harding High School in 1932. He was employed at the Ralson General Store an later at the A. B. Thompson and Son Rocery.Floyd and Lloyd Detwiler were twin brothers. His brother Richard, who was a Staff Sergeant, was reported wounded in action in Italy on 5 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Detwiler Family Tree, The Marion Star
(Marion, Ohio) of 20 January 1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Detwiler Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet