David G. Bloyd
NAME: David G. Bloyd
ASN: 15394397
PLACE OF BIRTH: Moundsville, WV
DATE OF BIRTH: 1923?
DATES OF SERVICE: 12 Dec 1942 - 21 Aug 1944
UNIT ASSIGNED: A CO 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Anzio, Rome - Arno, Southern France
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with combat jump star, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and two bronze star devices, Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
12 Dec 1942 - Enlisted at Ft Thomas, Newport, KY - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 15394397 | 15394397 |
| NAME | BLOYD#DAVID#G########### | BLOYD#DAVID#G########### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 54 | WEST VIRGINIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 051 | MARSHALL |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 5242 | FT THOMAS NEWPORT KENTUCKY |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 12 | 12 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 12 | 12 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | INF | Infantry |
| BRANCH: CODE | 10 | Infantry |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 54 | WEST VIRGINIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 23 | 23 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 999 | Undefined Code |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 6 | Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0203 | 0203 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.60# | 2.60# |
10 Apr 1944 - Pvt. David G. Bloyd 15394397 A CO 509th PIB GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
21 Aug 1944 - Pvt. David G. Bloyd 15394397 509th PIB Moundsville, WV Plot B, Row 8, Grave 3, Rhone Am Cem, Draguignan, France Awarded Purple Heart page 386 book Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
B4 Life Preserver identified as belonging to David G. Bloyd
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