WWII
Loyce Elsie Halstead
Rate / Rank
Sergeant
Birthdate
October 28 1919
Date of Death
April 25 2004
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
February 22 1941 - November 30 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Luzon
- Pacific Theater of Operations, May 13, 1945 - November 20, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- 214 Coast Anti-aircraft Artillery, Battery D Service
- Command; Fort Stewart, Georgia and Fort Lewis, Washington
- Medical Detachment, 123rd Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division
- Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Medic Badge
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star
- Philippine Liberation Medal with one battle star
- American Campaign Medal; American Defense Medal
- Good Conduct Medal, World War Two Victory Medal
- Army Occupation Medal (Japan)
Notes
US Army service number 34-025-797. Born; Cottonwood, Alabama. Home of record; RFD Rt. 2, Whigham, Georgia. Brother of RMCS Joseph Abraham US Navy. Burial; Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.