Lindstrom, Floyd Kenneth
First Name
Floyd
Middle Name
Kenneth
Last Name
Lindstrom
Serial Number
37349634
Service Branch
Army
Highest Rank
PFC
War or Action
World War II
Place Of Birth
Holdrege, NE
County
El Paso
Biography

Mother: Anna Spongberg, Father: Otto Rudolph Lindstrom, Sister: Pauline Gladys Lindstrom (Rohe). Moved to Myron Stratton Home abt 1914 Stayed till approx. 1931 - Myron Stratton Home at 2 miles south of city, Canon City Road. Graduated 1931 Cheyenne Mountain High School 1931. After school actives: Basketball and Boy Scouts. Addresses shown in Colorado Springs City Directory (1932: 31 E Platte Ave Apt 1), (1933 - 1940: 428 North Tejon - only in 1939 shows apt 2), (1941- 1943: 1321 E Willamette Ave). Work History: Summers worked on Stratton Farm, Soda jerk and odd jobs while in school 1932 - 1939 Driver for Sommers Market Company, 1940 - 1942 Driver for Associated Grocers of Colorado Inc. 1942-1943 US Army. Sommers Market Company: President/mgr. Herbert M Sommers - Staple and fancy groceries, meats, game, fruits, veg’s, bakery, pastries. Office/store: 226 N Tejon, Telephone Main 4100, Store 1201 N Weber, Main 451Store, 1701 S Tejon Main 4107. H. Sommers In his 11 years of driving not a fender of the trucks he drove was scratched. Floyd was absolutely dependable. Associated Grocers of Colorado Inc., R M Newman - Whole Grocer, 28 W Costilla, Driving fruit and produce to and from California. Personal note lost Fiance 5 months before entering US Army. Place flowers on grave at Easter and Decoration Day. While in service sent money to have his mother do it for him. Dr. Fred Johnson family friend “He loved the outdoors. Floyd wanted to be a rancher. Not a weak link in his make up. US Army Service number: 37349634, Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men), Enlistment Date: 22 Jun 1942, Height: 69, Weight: 167, Marital Status: Single, without dependents. Training Co “B” Inf. Tng. Bn at The Infantry Replacement Training Center at Camp Roberts, California, July 17, 1942 to October 15, 1942. H Co Second Section, Second Platoon 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division. 1943 North Africa, 1943 Sicily, 1943 Mignano, Italy Could have stayed as guard detail in Naples on luggage but he preferred to remain with his buddies. January 22, 1944 amphibious landing at Anzio, Italy. Feb 3, 1944 Killed In Action in German counterattack at Anzio, Italy. First Listed as Missing In Action. Interred in the United Stated Military Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Plot 2-H, Row 67, Grave 4691. Cemetery located approx. 32 miles south of Rome, Italy 'Army Bringing Body of Floyd Lindstrom Home for Last Rites'; Thursday, July 15, 1948 Newspaper Article. Interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, Plot: Block 230 Space 778

Place Of Burial
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO
Place Of Death
Anzio, Italy
Circumstances
Killed In Action In German Counterattack At Anzio, Italy
Row Number
46
Column Number
7
Panel Number
8

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