World War II Honoree

Floyd Cheatwood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AS AN 18 YEAR OLD, IN AUGUST, 1945, IN THE CLOSING DAYS OF WWII. TRAINED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE SAILING OVERSEAS TO EUROPE IN 1946, AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. STATIONED WITH AN AVIATION ENGINEER UNIT IN ERLANGEN, GERMANY, WITH DUTIES AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1949 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.