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BEAVER, Floyd Alexander - Date of
birth
25 July 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Rowan County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Rowan County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34868262 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Homer A. Beaver (father)
Mary L. (Goodman) Beaver (mother)
Velma L. Beaver (sister)
James B. Beaver (brother)
Lucille (Hartman) Beaver (wife)
Sandra L. Beaver (daughter)
Barbara J. Beaver (daughter)
More information
Pfc Floyd A. Beaver was a loom fixer at Cannon Mills in Kannapolis.He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 July 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
His brother James served as a gunner in a bomber squadron of the U.S. Navy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Salisbury Post - 24 March 1945