Timeline
Birth- 4 Apr 1916
Birth
Ramona, Lake County, South Dakota, United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Regiment
United States Naval Reserve
Service Number
6540907
Awards
Purple Heart
Rank
Radarman, Second Class, U.S. Navy
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Award
Gold Star
Death- 30 July 1945-Age: 29 years
Death
30-Jul-45
Death- 30 July 1945-Age: 29 years
Death- 30 July 1945-Age: 29 years
Death
At Sea when the USS Indianapolis went down
Burial
Manila, Philippines
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
CENOTAPH at U.S.S. Indianapolis National Memorial Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial
TABLETS OF THE MISSING at Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
Other Facts
Full Name
Floyd V Groce
Full Name
Floyd Vernon Groce
Father
John Henry Groce
Mother
Maude Viola Borah Groce
Sibling
WWII veteran Loren Glenn Groce
Sibling
WWII veteran Alvin Groce of Oldham, SD
Sibling
WWII veteran Irwin Groce, deceased before 2018
Sibling
WWII veteran Darrel Groce, deceased before 2018.
State Of Residence
Oregon
Place of Residence
Oldham, South Dakota
