World War II Honoree

Floyd Stubbs Heyborne

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cedar City, Utah

Honored By

Paul J. Hasty

Relationship

Grandson

FLOYD ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON 7-8-1940. HE WAS STATIONED ON THE HEAVY CRUISER USS NEW ORLEANS CA-32 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1942. THE USS NEW ORLEANS WAS DOCKED AT PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 AND FLOYD FOUGHT BRAVELY TO DEFEND HIS SHIP AND SHIPMATES FROM THE JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK AS WELL AS PARTICIPATED IN THE DIFFICULT TASK OF RECOVERING THE DEAD AFTER THE ATTACK. FLOYD WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE NEW ORLEANS TO SUBMARINE CHASER 504 IN APRIL 1942 AND SERVED ON THAT VESSEL UNTIL JANUARY 1943. FLOYD'S FINAL DUTY STATION WAS ON THE CARGO SHIP USS CETUS AK-77 BEGINNING IN JUNE 1943. HE SERVED THE REST OF THE WAR IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ONBOARD THE USS CETUS AND WAS DISCHARGED IN SEPTEMBER 1945 AT THE RANK OF GUNNER'S MATE 1ST CLASS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE WAR FLOYD SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC, AMERICAN DEFENSE AND EUROPEAN THEATRES. RECEIVED FOUR BATTLE STARS.