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MCCONNEL, Floyd Earl - Date of
birth
9 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan -
Hometown
Ingham County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36408511 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Crew Chief -
Unit
95th Squadron,
440th Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
2 Miles North of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James A. McConnel (father)
Edna R. (Burgess) McConnel (mother)
Leona P. (Keeler) McConnel (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100904 -
Data
Type: C-47A-75-DL
Destination: Bastogne, Belgium
Mission: DZ-D Glider Tow
MACR: 11318
More information
T/Sgt Floyd E. McConnel worked in the fabrication of metal products before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 6 November 1942.1st Lt Harvey L. Rideout:
I the undersigned while flying in formation in an element of eight airplanes and gliders at about 2500 feet, saw the airplane which was being flown by Captain Ilton C. Smith, burst into flame and suddenly nose downward. The glider which he was towing immediately cut loose. I did not see the airplane crash, but believe it did, as it was close to the ground when I last saw it.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Trimble Family, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery