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BETHEL, James Floyd "Floyd" - Date of
birth
7 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Alleghany County, Virginia -
Hometown
Selma, Alleghany County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6994532 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
771st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 20 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur Bethel (father)
Grace E. (Chapman) Bethel (mother)
John P. Bethel (brother)
Thomas S. Bethel (brother)
Obie L. "Nick" Bethel (brother)
Grace E. "Peggy" Bethel (sister)
More information
T/5 James F. Bethel joined the Regular Army on 28 September 1939.His parents said his body would not be brought home because, before his death, Floyd Bethel told his buddy, Edward Antonick, "If I get killed, have them bury what is left of me where I fall."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sandra Baker (niece), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, Statesville Daily Record 23 December 1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Sandra Baker