Remembering the life, death and legacy of Purple Heart recipient Floyd Whicker
Floyd Whicker, 90, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015, in Evansville. He was born July 8, 1924, in Evansville. After graduating from Reitz High School in 1943, where he played on Coach Herman Byers' first football team, Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Army. As an Army Ranger in B Company, 2nd Rangers, Floyd was at the forefront of the first wave of men to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, where he was wounded by German machine gun fire and received a Purple Heart. After healing...
