Norwood Floyd

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Floyd Norwood is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Floyd Norwood

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

35896340

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-28

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Floyd Norwood was born on December 25, 1916, in Medina Township, Warren County, Indiana. He was the son of George Elsworth Norwood and Eliza Belle Roudebush Norwood. He was married to Elizabeth Mildred Pearson Holyfield. He worked at the aluminum plant before entering the service on October 28, 1943. He served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II.

Pvt Norwood was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov