Mitchell, Floyd Allen

Battle of Corregidor 1942

Date of birth:: November 16th, 1901 (Vermont, United States)
Date of death:: December 15th, 1944 (at sea)
Mentioned on:: American Cemetery and Memorial Manila
Service number:: 0-15535
Nationality:: American

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:: 91st Coast Artillery Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1946

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 91st Coast Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, in action on Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 15 and 25 April 1942. During extremely heavy enemy artillery fire, he courageously assisted in repairing the regimental telephone lines and on an occasion when two Filipino Scouts lay wounded in an area under heavy artillery concentrations, heroically made his way to where they lay and assisted them to safety. His conduct reflects credit upon himself and the military service."

War Department, General Orders No. 63 (posthumously awarded)

Prisoner of War Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Floyd Allen Mitchell (0-15535), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.