World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Foster
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private First Class
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
132nd Infantry Regiment
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
Biography:
Floyd was born August 16, 1922 in McKinnon Township, Foster County, on the Loder farm, which adjoined the Fousek farm. He graduated from Kensel High School in 1939. He was the son of Joseph and Effie Fousek.
He helped his father farm and entered the service November 12, 1942, going first to Fort Snelling, Minnesota and then to Camp Wolters, Texas. He was with the American Division and stationed in the Fijis, Bougainville and New Caledonia. While in the Phillipines, he met his death on Leyte, March 7, 1945