Corporal Floyd N. Acton
The TribuneSeymour, Indiana
Tuesday, January 5, 1954
Page 1
Acton Listed As "Presumed Dead"
Cortland Corporal Missing In Action Since May 17, 1951
Corporal Floyd N. Acton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Acton, Cortland R1, is among those from Indiana whom the Army has announced in Washington, D.C. as missing in action in Korea for more than one year and in whose cases a presumptive finding of death now has been made, according to the Associated Press.
Cpl. Acton was listed by the War Department as having been missing since May 17, 1951. He was a member of Company B, 138th Medium Tank Battalion, Indiana National Guard, before his federal service.
An older brother, Melvin, was wounded in action in Korea.
The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Tuesday, January 5, 1954
Page 1
Acton Listed As "Presumed Dead"
Cortland Corporal Missing In Action Since May 17, 1951
Corporal Floyd N. Acton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Acton, Cortland R1, is among those from Indiana whom the Army has announced in Washington, D.C. as missing in action in Korea for more than one year and in whose cases a presumptive finding of death now has been made, according to the Associated Press.
Cpl. Acton was listed by the War Department as having been missing since May 17, 1951. He was a member of Company B, 138th Medium Tank Battalion, Indiana National Guard, before his federal service.
An older brother, Melvin was wounded in action in Korea.
Also on the list of Indiana Army personnel missing in action in Korea for more than a year is the name of Corporal Ray Parrott, whose next-of-kin is listed as Mrs. Netta Parrott, 689 South First street, Scottsburg.