Harry Edmond Floyd
served in World War I
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MORE BAY CITYANS
BACK FROM EUROPE
No Smallpox Among Men
Who Arrived on the
Mobile.
"Four Bay Cityans, one man from Auburn and one from Essexville are among the Northeastern Michigan men reported as arriving in New York from overseas Tuesday. The overseas men who arrived Sunday and were placed in quarantine because of a case of smallpox on their transport, the Mobile, have all been given passes from camp as there were no cases of the disease found among the men.
The arrivals yesterday include the following: ... Lieutenant Harry E. Floyd, Saginaw; ..."
Wednesday, July 30, 1919
Paper: Bay City Times (Bay City, Michigan), Page 2
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LIEUT. FLOYD
HOME FROM
OVERSEAS
"The first [illegible] out of Saginaw and among the last to return is the distinction won by Lieutenant Harry E. Floyd, who arrived at this home 623 South Fourth avenue, Sunday after participation in four major engagements in France and experience with the arm of occupation in Germany. Lieut Floyd was the first man to leave Saginaw for Fort Sheridan, where he entered the officers' school and won his commission. He sailed shortly afterward for overseas and has been in active service until recently. He has come through his exciting experiences unscathed, even minus the proverbial "scratch."
copy of article in family records, no newspaper name
handwritten date "8-19" [August 1919]
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Harry Floyd, my grandfather, was from Saginaw, Michigan
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