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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Floyd Russell Pointon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Avoca, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 15 MAY 1942 AT NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 17 SEPTEMBER 1944 TO 4 JUNE 1945 WITH 837TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON. HIS B-17 (43-38044), PICCADILLY LILLY, WAS SHOT DOWN OVER CHEMNITZ, GERMANY ON 6 FEBRUARY 1945. CAPTURED, PRISONER OF WAR. REPATRIATED. DISCHARGED ON 26 OCTOBER 1945 AT AMARILLO, TEXAS.