WWII

Floyd Thomas Banks, Sr.

Rate / Rank
T Sergeant

Birthdate
October 1 1919

Date of Death
August 7 2006

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
July 12 1941 - January 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

Ryukyus; Iwo Jima; Philippines; Guam
Pacific Theater of Operations, May 28, 1945 - December 24, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Company G, 306th Infantry Regiment

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Philippine Liberation Medal; Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Medal; American Campaign Medal
World War Two Victory Medal; Sharpshooter (rifle)

Notes

Born; Spence, Grady County, Georgia. Automobile paint and body repairman. Was in the Pacific when Atomic Bombs were dropped on Japan. US Army serial number 34-085-147. Home of record; 307 4th St. NE, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Thomas County, Georgia.