World War II Honoree

Floyd M. Core

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hominy, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

A MEMBER OF THE OSAGE INDIAN TRIBE, HE HITCHHIKED TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA THE DAY AFTER THE JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, AND ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE. SERVED IN THE INFANTRY IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS DURING THE WAR. HIS FIRST OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT WAS THE DEFENSE OF DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN 1942. HIS UNIT TOOK PART IN THE INVASIONS OF ATTU ISLAND AND KISKA ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN JUNE, 1942. LATER, HIS UNIT REDEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.