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ANDERSON, Floyd W - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Viborg, Turner County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Daneville, Turner County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37155009 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Inlange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 27 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nels C. Anderson (father)
Anna K. Anderson (mother)
La Vaun Anderson (sister)
Delores F. Anderson (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Floyd W. Anderson enlisted in March 1942.He was reported wounded in action in July 1944 and spent two months in a hospital, reporting back to duty in September 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com – Argus Leader South Dakota 6 December 1944
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Daily Argus-Leader