- SURNAME
Marquart
- FORENAME
Floyd P.
- UNIT
502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
38207751
- DATE OF DEATH
13th January 1945
- AGE
- GRAVESITE
Luxembourg American Cemetery,Luxembourg Plot E Row 16 Grave 48
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Port Arthur,Jefferson County,Texas
awards D.S.C.,Silver Star
KIA Belgium
DATE OF DEATH:
13-Jan-1945AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/marquart-floyd-p.33856/CITATION:
Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Floyd P. Marquart (ASN: 38207751), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action against enemy forces in Belgium, on 29 December 1944. On that date, near Longchamps, Belgium, an attacking soldier of the 502d Parachute Infantry was struck in the throat by a shell fragment and was near death from suffocation. Without hesitation, Private First Class Marquart made his way through intense enemy fire to where the wounded soldier lay and there under fire, in a few critical seconds, calmly performed a delicate surgical operation, cutting the man's throat with his belt knife and ingeniously inserting a piece of his thermometer case in the opening to permit breathing. Then, still under fire he dragged the wounded man seventy-five yards across an open field to a position from which he could be evacuated. Private First Class Marquart was killed in later action while giving aid to another wounded soldier on the battlefield but his heroism lives on as a constant inspiration to his comrades. Private First Class Marquart's skill and courageous and supreme devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 101st Airborne Division, and the United States Army.
Silver Star : Private First Class Floyd P. Marquart (ASN: 38207751), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action during World War II. Private First Class Marquart's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Silver Star : Private First Class Floyd P. Marquart (ASN: 38207751), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action during World War II. Private First Class Marquart's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/23061
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