The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced U.S. Navy Radioman (Petty Officer) 2nd Class Floyd A. Wells, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 17, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, RM2 Wells was assigned to the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39), which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Arizona sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused a cataclysmic explosion, and ignited a fire that burned for two days. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 1,177 crewmen, including Wells.
Rank: Radioman 2nd class
Service No.: 328-52-11
Enlisted: April 5, 1938
Born: April 18, 1917
Place of birth: Cavalier, ND
Killed: 7 December 1941
Last Command: USS ARIZONA, was listed as being taken aboard the USS TENNESSEE. Was listed as being in the base hospital at Pearl Harbor. Was listed as missing in action and later presumed killed in action. He is possibly buried at PUNCHBOWL in grave of unknown.
PURPLE HEART
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL with one bronze star (campaign device).
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
WELLS, Floyd Arthur RM2c USN
Floyd Wells was the radio operator on the battleship U.S.S. Arizona which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii December 7, 1941.
Floyd Arthur Wells, b: April 18, 1917 d: December 7, 1941 Killed in action at Pearl Harbor:
Floyd was identified from my wife's mother's DNA and returned to North Dakota in 2019. He was reburied in the North Dakota Veterens Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota.
Memorial ID 202927886
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202927886/floyd-arthur-wells
These three memorials are duplicates:
Memorial ID 7918970 USS Arizona Memorial
Memorial ID 56135073 Honolulu Memorial
Memorial ID 68331509 Cavalier Cemetery
Obituary from the Askew Funeral Home website:
Floyd Arthur Wells, a native son of North Dakota, made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation by the giving his life during WWII.
Floyd was born at Cavalier, North Dakota, to Earl and Edna Wells on April 18, 1917, and grew up in the Fairdale (Walsh county) area along with his siblings, Clifford, Glenn, Howard, and Phyllis. Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1938, just a few years after graduating from high school in Fairdale. He served on the U.S.S. Arizona as a radioman until his death on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and he was killed in action.
Nearly 1200 sailors and marines on board the Arizona, many of whom are still entombed in the ship at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, were killed as a result of the attack. At the time, the Navy was unable to identify the remains of some of those recovered because of the severity of their wounds, and they were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Although it was believed that Floyd went down with the ship, it was recently determined, based upon DNA and other historical evidence, that the previously unidentifiable remains of one sailor interred in the National Memorial Cemetery were that of Floyd Wells. His remains are being returned to North Dakota, where he will be buried among other brave military men and women at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota, on October 1. 2019, at 1:00 p.m. with full military honors.
Not only was Floyd a patriot and a hero, he was an outstanding student and athlete during his years at Fairdale High School. He was awarded a scholarship to Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota upon graduation from high school in recognition of his academic achievements. He was also considered a top-notch baseball and basketball player, according to his brothers and sister.
Floyd was also generous. Several months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Floyd started sending money from his meager military pay to his brother Glenn so that Glenn could attend business college in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, this generous and selfless act was cut short by his death.
We all know that war is a terrible thing but is sometimes necessary, with much loss and suffering, often with the lives of young men like Floyd. Floyd was not able to enjoy the good life like the rest of us. Instead, answering the call to duty and service to this great country, Floyd and other members of his deceased military family gave their lives so the rest of us could live our dreams in a free and democratic society. He would be glad that we have not forgotten the sacrifices he and many others have made in service to the United States.
Floyd's parents and siblings are all deceased but the following nieces and nephews survive: Darlene Erichsen (Washington),Claire Corbett (Indiana), Mary Ellen Hickey (North Dakota), and Robert Wells (North Dakota),children of Clifford Wells; Curtis Wells, (Missouri), Gail Wells (North Dakota), Glenda Rouse (Iowa), Tom Wells (North Dakota), and Laurel Wells (Wisconsin), children of Glenn E. Wells; Floyd Wells (California), child of Howard Wells; and Ann Martin (North Dakota), Terry Reichert (North Dakota), Karen Cataldi (North Dakota), and Kristy Dornacker (North Dakota), children of Phyllis Wells Reichert. Also survived by his brother-in-law, Orval Reichert (North Dakota)
The family of Floyd Arthur Wells asks you to join with us in remembering and honoring him, as well as other veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country.
On Dec. 7, 1941, RM2 Wells was assigned to the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39), which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Arizona sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused a cataclysmic explosion, and ignited a fire that burned for two days. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 1,177 crewmen, including Wells.
Rank: Radioman 2nd class
Service No.: 328-52-11
Enlisted: April 5, 1938
Born: April 18, 1917
Place of birth: Cavalier, ND
Killed: 7 December 1941
Last Command: USS ARIZONA, was listed as being taken aboard the USS TENNESSEE. Was listed as being in the base hospital at Pearl Harbor. Was listed as missing in action and later presumed killed in action. He is possibly buried at PUNCHBOWL in grave of unknown.
PURPLE HEART
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL with one bronze star (campaign device).
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
WELLS, Floyd Arthur RM2c USN
Floyd Wells was the radio operator on the battleship U.S.S. Arizona which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii December 7, 1941.
Floyd Arthur Wells, b: April 18, 1917 d: December 7, 1941 Killed in action at Pearl Harbor:
Floyd was identified from my wife's mother's DNA and returned to North Dakota in 2019. He was reburied in the North Dakota Veterens Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota.
Memorial ID 202927886
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202927886/floyd-arthur-wells
These three memorials are duplicates:
Memorial ID 7918970 USS Arizona Memorial
Memorial ID 56135073 Honolulu Memorial
Memorial ID 68331509 Cavalier Cemetery
Obituary from the Askew Funeral Home website:
Floyd Arthur Wells, a native son of North Dakota, made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation by the giving his life during WWII.
Floyd was born at Cavalier, North Dakota, to Earl and Edna Wells on April 18, 1917, and grew up in the Fairdale (Walsh county) area along with his siblings, Clifford, Glenn, Howard, and Phyllis. Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1938, just a few years after graduating from high school in Fairdale. He served on the U.S.S. Arizona as a radioman until his death on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and he was killed in action.
Nearly 1200 sailors and marines on board the Arizona, many of whom are still entombed in the ship at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, were killed as a result of the attack. At the time, the Navy was unable to identify the remains of some of those recovered because of the severity of their wounds, and they were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Although it was believed that Floyd went down with the ship, it was recently determined, based upon DNA and other historical evidence, that the previously unidentifiable remains of one sailor interred in the National Memorial Cemetery were that of Floyd Wells. His remains are being returned to North Dakota, where he will be buried among other brave military men and women at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota, on October 1. 2019, at 1:00 p.m. with full military honors.
Not only was Floyd a patriot and a hero, he was an outstanding student and athlete during his years at Fairdale High School. He was awarded a scholarship to Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota upon graduation from high school in recognition of his academic achievements. He was also considered a top-notch baseball and basketball player, according to his brothers and sister.
Floyd was also generous. Several months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Floyd started sending money from his meager military pay to his brother Glenn so that Glenn could attend business college in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, this generous and selfless act was cut short by his death.
We all know that war is a terrible thing but is sometimes necessary, with much loss and suffering, often with the lives of young men like Floyd. Floyd was not able to enjoy the good life like the rest of us. Instead, answering the call to duty and service to this great country, Floyd and other members of his deceased military family gave their lives so the rest of us could live our dreams in a free and democratic society. He would be glad that we have not forgotten the sacrifices he and many others have made in service to the United States.
Floyd's parents and siblings are all deceased but the following nieces and nephews survive: Darlene Erichsen (Washington),Claire Corbett (Indiana), Mary Ellen Hickey (North Dakota), and Robert Wells (North Dakota),children of Clifford Wells; Curtis Wells, (Missouri), Gail Wells (North Dakota), Glenda Rouse (Iowa), Tom Wells (North Dakota), and Laurel Wells (Wisconsin), children of Glenn E. Wells; Floyd Wells (California), child of Howard Wells; and Ann Martin (North Dakota), Terry Reichert (North Dakota), Karen Cataldi (North Dakota), and Kristy Dornacker (North Dakota), children of Phyllis Wells Reichert. Also survived by his brother-in-law, Orval Reichert (North Dakota)
The family of Floyd Arthur Wells asks you to join with us in remembering and honoring him, as well as other veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced U.S. Navy Radioman (Petty Officer) 2nd Class Floyd A. Wells, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 17, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, RM2 Wells was assigned to the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39), which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Arizona sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused a cataclysmic explosion, and ignited a fire that burned for two days. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 1,177 crewmen, including Wells.
Rank: Radioman 2nd class
Service No.: 328-52-11
Enlisted: April 5, 1938
Born: April 18, 1917
Place of birth: Cavalier, ND
Killed: 7 December 1941
Last Command: USS ARIZONA, was listed as being taken aboard the USS TENNESSEE. Was listed as being in the base hospital at Pearl Harbor. Was listed as missing in action and later presumed killed in action. He is possibly buried at PUNCHBOWL in grave of unknown.
PURPLE HEART
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL with one bronze star (campaign device).
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
WELLS, Floyd Arthur RM2c USN
Floyd Wells was the radio operator on the battleship U.S.S. Arizona which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii December 7, 1941.
Floyd Arthur Wells, b: April 18, 1917 d: December 7, 1941 Killed in action at Pearl Harbor:
Floyd was identified from my wife's mother's DNA and returned to North Dakota in 2019. He was reburied in the North Dakota Veterens Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota.
Memorial ID 202927886
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202927886/floyd-arthur-wells
These three memorials are duplicates:
Memorial ID 7918970 USS Arizona Memorial
Memorial ID 56135073 Honolulu Memorial
Memorial ID 68331509 Cavalier Cemetery
Obituary from the Askew Funeral Home website:
Floyd Arthur Wells, a native son of North Dakota, made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation by the giving his life during WWII.
Floyd was born at Cavalier, North Dakota, to Earl and Edna Wells on April 18, 1917, and grew up in the Fairdale (Walsh county) area along with his siblings, Clifford, Glenn, Howard, and Phyllis. Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1938, just a few years after graduating from high school in Fairdale. He served on the U.S.S. Arizona as a radioman until his death on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and he was killed in action.
Nearly 1200 sailors and marines on board the Arizona, many of whom are still entombed in the ship at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, were killed as a result of the attack. At the time, the Navy was unable to identify the remains of some of those recovered because of the severity of their wounds, and they were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Although it was believed that Floyd went down with the ship, it was recently determined, based upon DNA and other historical evidence, that the previously unidentifiable remains of one sailor interred in the National Memorial Cemetery were that of Floyd Wells. His remains are being returned to North Dakota, where he will be buried among other brave military men and women at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota, on October 1. 2019, at 1:00 p.m. with full military honors.
Not only was Floyd a patriot and a hero, he was an outstanding student and athlete during his years at Fairdale High School. He was awarded a scholarship to Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota upon graduation from high school in recognition of his academic achievements. He was also considered a top-notch baseball and basketball player, according to his brothers and sister.
Floyd was also generous. Several months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Floyd started sending money from his meager military pay to his brother Glenn so that Glenn could attend business college in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, this generous and selfless act was cut short by his death.
We all know that war is a terrible thing but is sometimes necessary, with much loss and suffering, often with the lives of young men like Floyd. Floyd was not able to enjoy the good life like the rest of us. Instead, answering the call to duty and service to this great country, Floyd and other members of his deceased military family gave their lives so the rest of us could live our dreams in a free and democratic society. He would be glad that we have not forgotten the sacrifices he and many others have made in service to the United States.
Floyd's parents and siblings are all deceased but the following nieces and nephews survive: Darlene Erichsen (Washington),Claire Corbett (Indiana), Mary Ellen Hickey (North Dakota), and Robert Wells (North Dakota),children of Clifford Wells; Curtis Wells, (Missouri), Gail Wells (North Dakota), Glenda Rouse (Iowa), Tom Wells (North Dakota), and Laurel Wells (Wisconsin), children of Glenn E. Wells; Floyd Wells (California), child of Howard Wells; and Ann Martin (North Dakota), Terry Reichert (North Dakota), Karen Cataldi (North Dakota), and Kristy Dornacker (North Dakota), children of Phyllis Wells Reichert. Also survived by his brother-in-law, Orval Reichert (North Dakota)
The family of Floyd Arthur Wells asks you to join with us in remembering and honoring him, as well as other veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country.
On Dec. 7, 1941, RM2 Wells was assigned to the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39), which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Arizona sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused a cataclysmic explosion, and ignited a fire that burned for two days. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 1,177 crewmen, including Wells.
Rank: Radioman 2nd class
Service No.: 328-52-11
Enlisted: April 5, 1938
Born: April 18, 1917
Place of birth: Cavalier, ND
Killed: 7 December 1941
Last Command: USS ARIZONA, was listed as being taken aboard the USS TENNESSEE. Was listed as being in the base hospital at Pearl Harbor. Was listed as missing in action and later presumed killed in action. He is possibly buried at PUNCHBOWL in grave of unknown.
PURPLE HEART
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL with one bronze star (campaign device).
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
WELLS, Floyd Arthur RM2c USN
Floyd Wells was the radio operator on the battleship U.S.S. Arizona which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii December 7, 1941.
Floyd Arthur Wells, b: April 18, 1917 d: December 7, 1941 Killed in action at Pearl Harbor:
Floyd was identified from my wife's mother's DNA and returned to North Dakota in 2019. He was reburied in the North Dakota Veterens Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota.
Memorial ID 202927886
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202927886/floyd-arthur-wells
These three memorials are duplicates:
Memorial ID 7918970 USS Arizona Memorial
Memorial ID 56135073 Honolulu Memorial
Memorial ID 68331509 Cavalier Cemetery
Obituary from the Askew Funeral Home website:
Floyd Arthur Wells, a native son of North Dakota, made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation by the giving his life during WWII.
Floyd was born at Cavalier, North Dakota, to Earl and Edna Wells on April 18, 1917, and grew up in the Fairdale (Walsh county) area along with his siblings, Clifford, Glenn, Howard, and Phyllis. Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1938, just a few years after graduating from high school in Fairdale. He served on the U.S.S. Arizona as a radioman until his death on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and he was killed in action.
Nearly 1200 sailors and marines on board the Arizona, many of whom are still entombed in the ship at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, were killed as a result of the attack. At the time, the Navy was unable to identify the remains of some of those recovered because of the severity of their wounds, and they were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Although it was believed that Floyd went down with the ship, it was recently determined, based upon DNA and other historical evidence, that the previously unidentifiable remains of one sailor interred in the National Memorial Cemetery were that of Floyd Wells. His remains are being returned to North Dakota, where he will be buried among other brave military men and women at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery at Mandan, North Dakota, on October 1. 2019, at 1:00 p.m. with full military honors.
Not only was Floyd a patriot and a hero, he was an outstanding student and athlete during his years at Fairdale High School. He was awarded a scholarship to Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota upon graduation from high school in recognition of his academic achievements. He was also considered a top-notch baseball and basketball player, according to his brothers and sister.
Floyd was also generous. Several months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Floyd started sending money from his meager military pay to his brother Glenn so that Glenn could attend business college in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, this generous and selfless act was cut short by his death.
We all know that war is a terrible thing but is sometimes necessary, with much loss and suffering, often with the lives of young men like Floyd. Floyd was not able to enjoy the good life like the rest of us. Instead, answering the call to duty and service to this great country, Floyd and other members of his deceased military family gave their lives so the rest of us could live our dreams in a free and democratic society. He would be glad that we have not forgotten the sacrifices he and many others have made in service to the United States.
Floyd's parents and siblings are all deceased but the following nieces and nephews survive: Darlene Erichsen (Washington),Claire Corbett (Indiana), Mary Ellen Hickey (North Dakota), and Robert Wells (North Dakota),children of Clifford Wells; Curtis Wells, (Missouri), Gail Wells (North Dakota), Glenda Rouse (Iowa), Tom Wells (North Dakota), and Laurel Wells (Wisconsin), children of Glenn E. Wells; Floyd Wells (California), child of Howard Wells; and Ann Martin (North Dakota), Terry Reichert (North Dakota), Karen Cataldi (North Dakota), and Kristy Dornacker (North Dakota), children of Phyllis Wells Reichert. Also survived by his brother-in-law, Orval Reichert (North Dakota)
The family of Floyd Arthur Wells asks you to join with us in remembering and honoring him, as well as other veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country.
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