Floyd F. Journeay was born on October 8, 1921. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died on May 5, 1943 at the age of 21 in a plane crash in Idaho and is now buried in the Searing-Roslyn United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA. The plane was on a routine training flight to Pocatello, Idaho, and that it struck a high tension wire. Townspeople reported seeing the bomber circle Soda Springs for an hour and a half before it hit the line. Ssgt Journey was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.
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Journeay Floyd F.
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Floyd F. Journeay
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Staff Sergeant
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561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
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1943-05-05
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New York
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Searing-Roslyn Church Cemetery, New York
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