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NAME Floyd Wesley Barron |
NICKNAME Wesley |
SERVICE NUMBER 312365 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD Lillie, LA |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. John A. Barron |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1917 at Lillie, LA |
ENTERED SERVICE June 3, 1941 at Houston, TX |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Floyd W. Barron was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait.Barron’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Spearsville Cemetery, Spearsville, LA Manila American Cemetery |
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