World War II Honoree

Johnnie Blake Floyd

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Columbia, South Carolina

Honored By

Novaro & Jan Nichols

Relationship

Friends

CORPORAL. ENTERED THE ARMY AIR CORPS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. FIRST COMBAT WAS THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE CARRIED THE LAST MAIL OUT OF THE BULGE. ASSIGNED TO THE 424TH INFANTRY REGIMENT AS A MORTAR MAN. AT WAR'S END WAS AT ST LIAZRE, FRANCE ON THE FRONT LINES. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL AND 4 BATTLE STARS.