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Floyd Leroy Schneidmiller

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Floyd Leroy Schneidmiller Veteran

Birth
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Death
29 Jul 2005 (aged 85)
La Habra, Orange County, California, USA
Burial
Cypress, Orange County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Protection,Map 5,Lot 7545,Space 3
Memorial ID
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SILVER STAR recipient with 2 Purple Hearts

Lived in Plummer, Larimer County, Colorado until at least 1933.

Family moved to Chino, California in 1935.

He was in the US Marine Corps from 1939 - 1945
Highly decorated U.S. Marine and received two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star in WWII
US Marine Corps World War II
Platoon Sergeant for Headquarters and Weapons Companies, Second Marines, Second Marine Division, Fmf, in Oct 1943
Served at Weapons Station Seal Beach 1945

Wounded in action:
10 Jul 1944 in Marianas Islands
COG, 2NDBN, 2NDMAR, 2NDMARDIV, FMF, MARIANAS IS

Married Etta Claudine Averett in Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico in Mar 1943. They had a son, Floyd LeRoy, who died in infancy.

Floyd was married to Loretta for 45 years until her passing in 2004 and was in automobile sales for over 30 years.

He moved to Compton, California, then Downey, and finally to Seal Beach.

Beloved father of Gary (Marcy) Schneidmiller;
grandfather of Tiffany Chavez, Tisha Baiz and Gary Schneidmiller, Jr.;
great-grandfather of Chad, Amanda, Jake and Madison Chavez and Brianna and Brooklynn Baiz
SILVER STAR recipient with 2 Purple Hearts

Lived in Plummer, Larimer County, Colorado until at least 1933.

Family moved to Chino, California in 1935.

He was in the US Marine Corps from 1939 - 1945
Highly decorated U.S. Marine and received two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star in WWII
US Marine Corps World War II
Platoon Sergeant for Headquarters and Weapons Companies, Second Marines, Second Marine Division, Fmf, in Oct 1943
Served at Weapons Station Seal Beach 1945

Wounded in action:
10 Jul 1944 in Marianas Islands
COG, 2NDBN, 2NDMAR, 2NDMARDIV, FMF, MARIANAS IS

Married Etta Claudine Averett in Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico in Mar 1943. They had a son, Floyd LeRoy, who died in infancy.

Floyd was married to Loretta for 45 years until her passing in 2004 and was in automobile sales for over 30 years.

He moved to Compton, California, then Downey, and finally to Seal Beach.

Beloved father of Gary (Marcy) Schneidmiller;
grandfather of Tiffany Chavez, Tisha Baiz and Gary Schneidmiller, Jr.;
great-grandfather of Chad, Amanda, Jake and Madison Chavez and Brianna and Brooklynn Baiz


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