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NORMAN, Floyd Richard - Date of
birth
18 June 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-771110 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
848th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 November 1944 - Place of
death
Loitzingstrasse 2
Mannheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 27 | 95 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Floyd J. Norman (father)
Bernice L. (Carty) Norman (mother)
Donald L. Norman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37884 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Penns Belle
Destination: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 10325
More information
2nd Lt Floyd R. Norman attended Centre College Danville, Kentucky and was employed at Dr Anderson Central Drugs before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Louisville, Kentucky on 11 December 1942.2nd Lt Burton W. Ripnick:
One half of ship from lead struck just back of ball turret on Lt Bridwell’s ship which pulled out of formation to right in sharp dive. One chute only seen to open immediately.
S/Sgt Paul S. Finot:
I believe he was killed when other plane hit us. The other B-17 hit us at the radio room and slid forward.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Butler Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.newspapers.com – The Tampa Tribune - 21 October 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen, www.ancestry.com – Ronda Soles Norman / U.S. School Yearbooks, www.newspapers.com – The Tampa Tribune - 21 October 1944