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Floyd George Laughlin

Floyd George Laughlin Floyd George Laughlin

Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Quartermaster, First Class
Service Number 234 09 59
Birth Date July 27, 1917
From Boston, Massachusetts
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine USS Robalo (SS-273)
Loss Date July 26, 1944 (actual date of death is unknown)
Location Off the east coast of Balabac Island, PI
Circumstances Sunk by a mine
Remarks Floyd was born in Buffalo, New York.
He survived the sinking of his vessel, but died in captivity.

Photos courtesy of Penny Battaglia, niece, via Vicki Nelson, researcher. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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