Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	633 59 37
Birth Date	July 29, 1923
From	Costa Mesa, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Floyd was born in Carlsbad, California.

Photo and information courtesy of Michael Tait, grandnephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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