Floyd P. Bolen - Adamsville, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 35° 14.150 W 088° 23.707
16S E 373055 N 3900089
Lost at sea, was on a ship in the English Channel, when it was sunk by a U-Boat.
Waymark Code: WMV2XP
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2017
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County of memorial: McNairy County
Location of memorial: Main St. (US-64), Baptist St., & Old Stage Rd., veterans memorial in traffic triangle, Adamsville

Memorial text:

FLOYD P BOLEYN
 PFC US Army WWII
Lost At Sea
Oct 17 1925   +   Dec 25 1944

"You are reading the record of honored service member Boleyn Floyd P, coming from the state Tennessee in the United States of America (according to my records his last home and/or enlistment state).
He served as Private First Class with military service number #34903676 in this unit - 262 Infantry Regiment 66 Division. He gave his life for our freedom on Monday 12 December 1944. He is buried or memorialized on the American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. In the Garden of missing persons." ~ Back to Normandy

"UNIT: 66th Infantry Division, 262nd Infantry Regiment
DETAILS: Missing in action or lost at sea
BURIAL: Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
AWARDS:
? Purple Heart
? Combat Infantryman Badge
? American Campaign Medal
? World War II Victory Medal" ~ HonorStates.org

"Floyd P. Boleyn
US Army. American
Private First Class in F Company, 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division of Adamsville, TN.
Died: 24 Dec 1944
Ship: Leopoldville
Ship Type: Troop Transport - Passenger
U-Boat that Attacked: U-486" ~ U-Boat.net

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Type of memorial: Plaque
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