Floyd E. Addy was born on June 20, 1919, in Bakersfield, California. He was the son of John L Addy and Elphia May DeZarn Addy.

Floyd was a pilot on the B-24 #44-40460 during a raid on Laon Airfield at Laon, France. After bombing the airfield, the bomber was on a return flight to base when an explosion rendered three of its four engines useless. As the plane lost altitude near Chievres, Belgium, Floyd ordered his crew to bail out, which they all did except for him. Floyd realized that his plane would strike Chievres, so he maneuvered the bomber towards an unpopulated area. At that point, his bomber struck a high tension line and burst into flames, striking the ground just outside the village.

Initially, he was buried in the Chievres cemetery by the citizens of that town. His final resting place is in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

Crewmembers:
2nd Lt. Floyd E. Addy Pilot
2nd Lt. Douglas W. Hooth Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert G. Donahue Navigator
2nd Lt. Richard E. Wright Bombardier
S/Sgt. Frank R. McPherson Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Cecil O. Pendray Engineer
Sgt. William L. Cupp Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Robert G. Mattie Tail Gunner
Sgt. Irving W. Norris Nose Gunner
Sgt. Hugh C. Bomar Waist Gunner

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov