World War II Honoree

Floyd Roy Gustafson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Superior, Wisconsin

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

During the summer of 1942, he saw an announcement that the U.S. Army Signal Corps was starting a program for training in radio repair, etc. in Ashland, Wisconsin. He applied and was accepted and was assigned to the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. In 1944, he reported for duty in the Army at Fort Snelling. After basic training, he was sent to Miami Beach, Florida to be shipped overseas. In April 1945 they shipped out, not knowing their destination, by air to Bermuda, then on to the Azores. From there they flew to Casablanca and were finally told where their unit was going, which was the Chinese Nationalists’ headquarters in China. Their mission was secret and their mail censored, they were not to indicate anything about their whereabouts or plans to family or friends in letters home. After a short time, G-5, which was an advisory unit, was transferred to Chongqing (Chungking) and eventually to Shanghai and ensuring that everything was moved properly and that nothing was lost. The move took place in October 1945 and he spent 9 months in Shanghai. Returned to the United States July 1946. He earned a Bronze Star.