Floyd E Wood
Military
Back row: C. C. Bliss, M. Silber, J. F. Houston, A. D. Gould
Front row: F. Wood, R. Porcaro, A. N. Brown, R. E. Moylan, R. A. Livingston, R. S. Grant
Corrected caption - 562nd BS.
Object Number - UPL 54480 - Bliss2 Crew - 388th BG, 562nd BS Back row: C. C. Bliss, M. Silber, J. F. Houston, A. D. Gould Front row: F. Wood, R. Porcaro, A. N. Brown, R....
Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-3414 'Paddlefoot. ' Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: AM (OLC), American Campaign, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paddlefoot
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bristol, Illinois | 13 March 1921 | Born Bristol, Illinois |
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Died |
Bristol, Illinois | 12 February 2001 | Died Bristol, Illinois |
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Buried |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Illinois | 15 February 2001 | Interred Oak Grove Cemetery Bristol, Kendall County, Illinois |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 246
