World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Floyd L. Mullennax
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. VOLUNTEERED FOR PARACHUTIST TRAINING AND ASSIGNMENT WITH ARMY PARACHUTE TROOPS. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT BENNING AT COLUMBUS, GEORGIA; CAMP MACKALL AT HOFFMAN, NORTH CAROLINA; FORT BRAGG AT FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA; AND CAMP FORREST AT TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF JUMP TRAINING, HE WAS AWARDED HIS SILVER PARACHUTIST QUALIFICATION BADGE. ALSO AWARDED THE EXPERT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AFTER MEETING RIGOROUS TESTING STANDARDS WHILE SERVING IN THE INFANTRY BRANCH. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND LUXEMBOURG IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MULLENNAX WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS IN LUXEMBOURG IN 1945. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR (1 CAMPAIGN), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.