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name
KLAY, Floyd Herman - Date of
birth
24 December 1916 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio -
Hometown
Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-790254 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 September 1943 - Place of
death
Paris, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest F. Klay (father)
Lillian M. (Yoss) Klay (mother)
Roy W. Klay (brother)
Waldo E. Klay (brother)
Irene V. Klay (sister)
Lester H. Klay (brother)
Grace H. Klay (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30493 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Double Doo
Destination: Paris, France
Mission: Bombing of the Renault industrial area
MACR: 727
More information
1st Lt Floyd H. Klay attended college and was an architect before he joined the Regular Army at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 6 November 1941.The aircraft sustained a direct hit from flak and went into a spin.
He was first buried in the New Cemetery at Virofly, Paris and later reburied at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bischoff Hampel Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Blazen36
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Times Recorder - 21 December 1943