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FLOYD, Raymond Earl - Date of
birth
4 October 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Shelby County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35502385 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dillingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Howard Floyd (father)
Ida B. (Raymond) Floyd (mother)
Edward Floyd (brother)
James T. Floyd (brother)
Ray C. Floyd (brother)
Clarence C. Floyd (brother)
Alma C. Floyd (sister)
William H. Floyd (brother)
Eleanor F. Floyd (brother)
Charles Floyd (brother)
Barbara Floyd (sister)
David Floyd (brother)
Leonard Floyd (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Raymond E. Floyd worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 6 July 1942.In August 1944, he was wounded at an arm by artillery shell fragments. He left the hospital in October 1944.
He died from wounds and a fracture of his leg.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Kentucky Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Daniel Floyd