Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Awarded on:

June 13th, 1946

LG 37598/2818.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 401 (Ram) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

October 1st, 1946

Citation:
"This officer's aircraft was shot down during operations in October, 1941. During the whole of his captivity, he took a leading part in all escape activities. Flight Lieutenant Floody made a very thorough study of tunnelling work and devised many different methods of technique. He became one of the leading organisers and most indefatigable workers in the tunnels themselves. Besides being arduous, this work was frequently dangerous and, on two occasions, Flight Lieutenant Floody was buried under heavy falls of sand. In both cases, it was only due to extraordinary luck and the presence of mind of this helpers that he was rescued alive. On other occasions, he had narrow escapes from being buried, as the soil was of a sandy nature and wood for supports was extremely difficult to obtain. Flight Lieutenant Fioody was largely responsible for the construction of the
tunnel through which 76 officers escaped from Stalag Luft III in May, 1944. Throughout his imprisonment, he showed outstanding determination to continue with this work. Time and time again, projects were started and discovered by the Germans but, despite all dangers and difficulties, Flight Lieutenant Floody persisted, showing a
marked degree of courage and devotion to duty."

LG 37744/4901.
Military Division.