Sergeant Flint served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company A
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Thursday, March 26, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 15101164
His civilian occupation at enlistment was in:
• Transportation
He was Wounded In Action in:
• Holland during World War II (He later succumbed to his wounds)
He was the son of:
• William Henry Flint (11/1878 - c. 1925)
• Mary Ella Smith Flint Simpson (03/13/1882 - 05/07/1942)
He was the brother of:
• Lillie Flint Hibbs Walker Frost (06/12/1902 - 10/28/1967)
• Bessie Flint (c. 1904 - c. 1920)
(by his mother's 12/24/1898 marriage to William Henry Flint)
He was also the brother of:
• Mary Juanita Simpson (03/04/1917 - 10/09/1930)
• Alonzo Raymond Simpson (10/26/1920 - 07/19/1968)
• Lawrence Elmo Simpson (06/20/1926 - 11/04/1991)
(by his mother's marriage to Charles Henry Simpson 04/11/1884 - ????)
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The following information was sent to me courtesy of a dear Find A Grave friend, Mr. David Oxford (Contributor #46875582) .....
"Sergeant Lloyd A. Flint died October 1 in Holland of wounds received September 30, it has been learned by his wife, Mrs. Madaline Nicholson Flint, of Graham and Greensboro.
He received his basic training in Louisiana in a Glider Unit; then he was sent to Fort Bragg with the Infantry.
Shipped overseas April 1943, he served in Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He held the Purple Heart.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Flint, Parris Island, SC. He is survived, besides his wife, by one sister, Mrs. George H. Barry, Chicago, IL; and three brothers, all of whom are in the Pacific.
*** And this was graciously provided by his granddaughter (sourced from the December 24, 1944 edition of the Greensboro Daily News): "He was also survived by two children, Mary Christine and Harold." ***
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Sergeant Flint served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company A
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Thursday, March 26, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 15101164
His civilian occupation at enlistment was in:
• Transportation
He was Wounded In Action in:
• Holland during World War II (He later succumbed to his wounds)
He was the son of:
• William Henry Flint (11/1878 - c. 1925)
• Mary Ella Smith Flint Simpson (03/13/1882 - 05/07/1942)
He was the brother of:
• Lillie Flint Hibbs Walker Frost (06/12/1902 - 10/28/1967)
• Bessie Flint (c. 1904 - c. 1920)
(by his mother's 12/24/1898 marriage to William Henry Flint)
He was also the brother of:
• Mary Juanita Simpson (03/04/1917 - 10/09/1930)
• Alonzo Raymond Simpson (10/26/1920 - 07/19/1968)
• Lawrence Elmo Simpson (06/20/1926 - 11/04/1991)
(by his mother's marriage to Charles Henry Simpson 04/11/1884 - ????)
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The following information was sent to me courtesy of a dear Find A Grave friend, Mr. David Oxford (Contributor #46875582) .....
"Sergeant Lloyd A. Flint died October 1 in Holland of wounds received September 30, it has been learned by his wife, Mrs. Madaline Nicholson Flint, of Graham and Greensboro.
He received his basic training in Louisiana in a Glider Unit; then he was sent to Fort Bragg with the Infantry.
Shipped overseas April 1943, he served in Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He held the Purple Heart.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Flint, Parris Island, SC. He is survived, besides his wife, by one sister, Mrs. George H. Barry, Chicago, IL; and three brothers, all of whom are in the Pacific.
*** And this was graciously provided by his granddaughter (sourced from the December 24, 1944 edition of the Greensboro Daily News): "He was also survived by two children, Mary Christine and Harold." ***
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