World War II Honoree

Richard Arthur Floyd

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

Sharon Clark

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN 1942, HE TRAINED IN ABERDEEN, MARYLAND TO BECOME A CHEMICAL SPECIALIST. HE WAS LATER STATIONED IN JAPAN AT THE END OF THE WAR AND SEVERAL MONTHS FOLLOWING. WHILE IN JAPAN, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE PAY GRADE OF CAPTAIN AND PROVIDED A PUBLIC SERVICE BY DRAWING POSTERS TO EDUCATE CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS THE DANGERS OF STDS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE STATES, HE RETURNED TO CORPORAL STATUS AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.