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Floyd Terry

First Name: 
Floyd
Middle Name: 
Douglas
Last Name: 
Terry
Date of Birth: 
6/3/1923

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Badly wounded by a mortar shell on the line. Transported to an aid station where he died. Buried in the 6th Division Cemetery, number one, Row 2, Grave 32, plot B on Okinawa. The cemetery is on a small plateau overlooking the China Sea and was dedicated on the 4th of July.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: Carolina Room photo, Our Patriots of America WWII

Personal Details

Biographical Notes: 
Western Union Red Shield Club in Charlotte, Played baseball, football and boxing.
Family Details: 

Mr. Terry (deceased) - Mrs. Dollie S. Terry - 211 Faith St., Charlotte, NC

Betty Terry - age 20 in 1946, Grady Terry - age 15, Hellen Terry - age 18

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Marines Enlisted: 9-11-40
Military Rank: 
Corporal
Military Unit: 
21st Marines 6th Marine Division, 29th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, I Company fire team leader
KIA Date: 
5/14/1945
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Okinawa
Military Details: 
Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Pendleton, CA; Morehead City, NC; Norfolk and Quantico, VA; Guadalcanal, Okinawa
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