Serviceman

Oscar D. Floyd

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

0747002

Hometown

Jacksonville, FL; Jacksonville, TX

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 146, 162, 187

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• William D. Markland Crew · 817th
• Maurice K. Mott Crew · 817th
• John W. Puntch Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 56, 26 July 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the William D. Markland crew, which flew it per its history (p. 146); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the William D. Markland crew, which flew it per its history (p. 146); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · Listed with the William D. Markland crew, which flew it per its history (p. 146); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 73, 20 August 1944 · Oświęcim (Monowitz) · Listed with the Maurice K. Mott crew, which flew it per its history (p. 162); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Morning reports

3 entries, first 17 July 1944, last 5 September 1944. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1944-07-17 817th: 2Lt
• 1944-07-24 817th: 2Lt
• 1944-09-05 817th: 1Lt 3K

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 806, roll 481431546 p. 822, roll 570165454 p. 466