Appleman, Floyd Melvin

Rank and Name, Chief Warrant Officer Floyd M. Appleman.

Unit/Placed in, 122nd Army Ground Forces Band.

Together with 3 Crew Members and 14 Passengers, he flew from Anchorage to Fairbanks in a C-47 from the US-AAF.

En route, while flying in marginal weather conditions and at insufficient altitude, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Deception located in the Denali National Park. All eightteen occupants were killed.

Floyd is born approx. on Feb. 5, 1911 in Ohio.

Father, Charles M. Appleman.

Mother, Emma (Boettiger) Appleman.

Sister(s), Nellie M. Laura B. Ethel, Bessie V. Mary B. and Martha N. Appleman.

Brother(s), Charles C. and Joseph L. Appleman.

Spouse, Rose M. (Boescher) Appleman.

Floyd enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # W2000527.

Floyd ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-47 were,

2^nd Lt. Roy Proebsle Pilot

2^nd Lt. Peter blivens Co Pilot

Pfc. James A George Jr Radio Operator

Civ. Carl V. Harris Passenger

Ltjg. Athel L. Gil Passenger

CWO. Floyd M. Appleman Passenger

Sgt. William E. Backus Passenger

Maj. Rudolph F. Bostelman Passenger

Lt. Orlando J. Buck Passenger

Corp. Charles Dijkema Passenger

Pvt. Charles E. Ellis Passenger

Tec5. Maurice R. Gibbs Passenger

Pvt. Anthony Kasper Passenger

Pfc. Alfred S. Madiso Passenger

Pvt. Howard A. Pevey Passenger

Pfc. Clifford E. Phillips Passenger

Tec4. Timothy D. Stevens Passenger

Tec5. Edward S. Stoering Passenger

Floyd died when the Transport Plane flew against the Mountain Slope on, Sep. 18, 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Floyd is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org