Name:
Floyd Wallace Erickson
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
38540845
Unit:
753rd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1945-01-22
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota
Plot:
Section C-1
Row:
Grave:
Site 7481
Decoration:
Comments:
Floyd Wallace Erickson was born on November 5, 1925. He served in the 753rd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Assistant Engineer/Gunner on the B-24 #42-94811 “Tommy Thumper II” during World War II. He was Killed in Action during a training flight on January 22, 1945, in Old Catton, England. Attempting to return to the airfield, the four-motored bomber lost power and crashed just southeast of modern-day Norwich International Airport.
Sgt Erickson is now buried in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.
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