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SPRINKLE, Floyd Virgil - Date of
birth
28 October 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Carroll County, Indiana -
Hometown
Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35097484 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th 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 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Abaucourt, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elmadore Sprinkle (father)
Ethel M. (Nipple) Sprinkle (mother)
Eugene Sprinkle (brother)
Mildred L. Sprinkle (sister)
Mary E. (Guthrie) Sprinkle (wife)
More information
Sgt Floyd V. Sprinkle graduated from Rockfield High School and was a carpenter before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin, Indiana on 16 March 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.He is remembered at the Center Cemetery in Cass County, Indiana.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery : Mark-Cass County