World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Cecil J. Floyd
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elmore City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Linda Floyd Burns
Relationship
Niece
TOP TURRET GUNNER/ENGINEER ON A B-17 BOMBER WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN DECEMBER 20, 1942 OVER PARIS, FRANCE (HAMLET OF LE PETIT, PARIS). HE FREED FRANK LEASMAN (NAVIGATOR) FROM DEBRIS AND ALLOWED HIM TO PARACHUTE TO SAFETY.