Rank/Rate	Quartermaster, First Class
Service Number	234 09 59
Birth Date	July 27, 1917
From	Boston, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine	USS Robalo (SS-273)
Loss Date	July 26, 1944 (actual date of death is unknown)
Location	Off the east coast of Balabac Island, PI
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Floyd was born in Buffalo, New York. He survived the sinking of his vessel, but died in captivity.

Photos courtesy of Penny Battaglia, niece, via Vicki Nelson, researcher. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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