Territory Stories
Floyd A Bauer
Details:
Title
Floyd A Bauer,
Name
Floyd A Bauer,
Also known as
Bauer, Floyd A,
Collection
WWII Roll of Honour,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Place of birth
Los Angeles (USA),
Date of birth
1913-06-20,
Place of enlistment
Los Angeles, California (USA),
Date of enlistment
1941-02-26,
Occupation
Skilled painters, construction and maintenance,
Nation of service
United States of America,
Service
United States Army,
Unit
148 Field Artillery Regiment - Idaho National Guards,
Rank
Corporal,
Service number
39152969,
Date of death
1942-02-23,
Place of burial
Sea,
Memorial
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial,
Cultural heritage
American,
Honours and awards
Purple Heart,
Biographical notes
Floyd A Bauer, Corporal 39152969 was born about 1913. He completed one year of college prior to enlisting on 26 February 1941 at Los Angeles. His occupation was classified as "Skilled painters, construction and maintenance". He was married.,
History
Enlisted on 26 February 1941 at Los Angeles. Some of the American troops of the 148th Field Artillery were required to spend the night of 18 February on the Tulagi; when the Japanese attacked on 19 February 1942, these troops fought to stay alive alongside their Australian comrades.
Bauer was manning the .50 calibre machine gun of B Battery on the Tulagi. He was wounded in both knees and transferred to the Manunda, where he died of wounds at 12:40 on the 23 February 1942. He was buried at sea the same day at 2:30 pm at Lat. 18°15' S Long. 116° 51' E.
Floyd was awarded a Purple Heart, and is memorialised at Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines. He was twenty-eight years old when he died.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Photo of British cargo vessel Tulagi from Australian War Memorial, Public Domain.,
Language
English,
Subject
Bombing of Darwin,
Roll of Honour,
148th field artillery, Tulagi,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Northern Territory history,
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bauer%3Dfloyd [American Battle Monuments Commission] ,
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C251055 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 304079, Second World War, 1939-1945] ,
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bauer%3Dfloyd [American Battle Monuments Commission] ,
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C251055 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 304079, Second World War, 1939-1945] ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/847973 [WWII Military Units : 148 Field Artillery Regiment - Idaho National Guards] ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OutsideMarker.JPG [OutsideMarker] ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/839211 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/840279
Territory Stories
Floyd A Bauer
Details:
Title
Floyd A Bauer,
Name
Floyd A Bauer,
Also known as
Bauer, Floyd A,
Collection
WWII Roll of Honour,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Place of birth
Los Angeles (USA),
Date of birth
1913-06-20,
Place of enlistment
Los Angeles, California (USA),
Date of enlistment
1941-02-26,
Occupation
Skilled painters, construction and maintenance,
Nation of service
United States of America,
Service
United States Army,
Unit
148 Field Artillery Regiment - Idaho National Guards,
Rank
Corporal,
Service number
39152969,
Date of death
1942-02-23,
Place of burial
Sea,
Memorial
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial,
Cultural heritage
American,
Honours and awards
Purple Heart,
Biographical notes
Floyd A Bauer, Corporal 39152969 was born about 1913. He completed one year of college prior to enlisting on 26 February 1941 at Los Angeles. His occupation was classified as "Skilled painters, construction and maintenance". He was married.,
History
Enlisted on 26 February 1941 at Los Angeles. Some of the American troops of the 148th Field Artillery were required to spend the night of 18 February on the Tulagi; when the Japanese attacked on 19 February 1942, these troops fought to stay alive alongside their Australian comrades.
Bauer was manning the .50 calibre machine gun of B Battery on the Tulagi. He was wounded in both knees and transferred to the Manunda, where he died of wounds at 12:40 on the 23 February 1942. He was buried at sea the same day at 2:30 pm at Lat. 18°15' S Long. 116° 51' E.
Floyd was awarded a Purple Heart, and is memorialised at Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines. He was twenty-eight years old when he died.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Photo of British cargo vessel Tulagi from Australian War Memorial, Public Domain.,
Language
English,
Subject
Bombing of Darwin,
Roll of Honour,
148th field artillery, Tulagi,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Northern Territory history,
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bauer%3Dfloyd [American Battle Monuments Commission] ,
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C251055 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 304079, Second World War, 1939-1945] ,
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bauer%3Dfloyd [American Battle Monuments Commission] ,
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C251055 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 304079, Second World War, 1939-1945] ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/847973 [WWII Military Units : 148 Field Artillery Regiment - Idaho National Guards] ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OutsideMarker.JPG [OutsideMarker] ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/839211 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/840279
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