Floyd M. Fousek

Private First Class Floyd M Fousek grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Foster

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    132nd Infantry Regiment
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Biography:

Floyd was born August 16, 1922 in McKinnon Township, Foster County, on the Loder farm, which adjoined the Fousek farm. He graduated from Kensel High School in 1939. He was the son of Joseph and Effie Fousek.

He helped his father farm and entered the service November 12, 1942, going first to Fort Snelling, Minnesota and then to Camp Wolters, Texas. He was with the American Division and stationed in the Fijis, Bougainville and New Caledonia. While in the Phillipines, he met his death on Leyte, March 7, 1945