MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Whittle, Floyd Lee

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Whittle​

• FORENAME

Floyd Lee​

• UNIT

2 Bn​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

37526190​

• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Burma 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Adamsburg, DeKalb County, Alabama​

born 11.7.1924 Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama​

son of Eddie Vester and Minnie E. (nee Farmer) Whittle​

1 year high school​

employed by Sealright Co. Inc. Fairfax District, Kansas City, Kansas​

resided 1863 North 34th, Kansas City, Wyandette County, Kansas (draft card)​

11.12.1942 draft card Kansas City, Kansas​

475 Infantry Regiment (2 Bn) 1944-45​

re-enlisted 15.1.1946 Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming (Technician Fifth Grade Air Corps)​

married Patricia Ann Traylor (1928-2012) (1 son Floyd, 2 daughters Mary and Joette)​

last residence 203 Van Buren Drive, Dalton, Georgia​

died 26.8.1995 Dalton, Georgia​

Whitfield Memorial Gardens, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia​

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[WhiteRabbit83]

• SURNAME

Whittle​

• FORENAME

Floyd Lee​

• UNIT

2 Bn​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

37526190​

• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Burma 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Adamsburg,DeKalb County,Alabama​

born 11.7.1924 DeKalb County,Alabama​

son of Eddie Vester and Minnie E. (nee Farmer) Whittle​

1 year high school​

475 Infantry Regiment (2 Bn) 1944-45​

re-enlisted 15.1.1946 Fort Francis E. Warren,Cheyenne,Wyoming (Technician Fifth Grade Air Corps)​

married Patricia Ann Traylor (1928-2012) (1 son Floyd,2 daughters Mary and Joette)​

last residence 203 Van Buren Drive,Dalton,Georgia​

died 26.8.1995 Dalton,Georgia​

Whitfield Memorial Gardens,Dalton,Whitfield County,Georgia​

This is my Great Grandfather. I am glad to have had him in my life. He passed when I was around the age of twelve. He caught cancer from agent orange. I remember how he would lose all his hair from cancer treatments. He lived to be 71. The toughest man I've ever met. Fought and lived through WW2 and Korea. Then fought Cancer and Chemo for around 3 decades. I miss him very much and look forward to seeing him again when my day comes.