About
World War II (1939-1945)
Floyd D'Amico was born in Schenectady, New York, on October 22, 1923. He grew up on Maxon Road in the city of Schenectady and went to Schenectady city schools. Before entering the military, he worked for the American Locomotive Company.
On January 5, 1942, Floyd enlisted in the United States Army. He was a private first class serving with the 231st QuarterMaster Salvage Company. Floyd was traveling on a plane carrying United States service members who were sick or injured to hospitals in Paris, France. In one of its two engines, Flight C-46D caught fire and crashed close to the village of Taillefontaine, near Paris. Together with the four-person flight crew and 40 other people, he died in the "line of duty." He is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Colonie, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry