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Personal info

Full name
CALKINS, Floyd
Date of birth
20 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mecosta, Mecosta County, Michigan
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36864034
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Near Koecking Woods, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 10 29

Immediate family

Members
Fred L. Calkins (father)
Frances A. (Woolworth) Calkins (mother)
Almond F. Calkins (brother)
Ethel I. Calkins (sister)
Gladys E. Calkins (sister)
Eugene E. Calkins (brother)
Ruth Calkins (sister)
Joyce Calkins (sister)
Nancy A. Calkins (sister)

More information

Pfc Floyd Calkins was a student before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, , www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Heather and Dan’s Tree, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Grand Rapids Michigan