Lt. Col (Ret) Floyd P. Redding

1927 - 2016

Lt Col (Ret) Floyd P.

Redding
February 27, 1927 -
January 24, 2016
Columbus, Georgia- Lt. Col (Ret) Floyd P. Redding died Sunday, January 24, 2016.
A private graveside service will be held in Ft. Benning Main Post Cemetery at a later date.
Lt. Col (Ret) Redding was born in Ft. Myers, FL on February 27, 1927 to John and Eva Redding. His military career included overseas tours with service in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Germany. He enlisted in August 1944 and landed in Nagasaki, Japan in 1945 as part of Macarthur's Occupation Forces. He volunteered for and graduated from the first Infantry OCS in August 1951 (24 weeks).
His numerous awards include the Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantry Badges, (2) Purple Hearts, (2) Bronze Stars for Valor, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Lt Col (Ret) Redding served two tours in Korea in the 1950's in the 32nd Infantry as an Infantry Platoon Leader and Rifle Company Commander; tours in Vietnam in the 1960's as a Field Advisor to the 9th Division South Vietnam Army; and a three year tour in Germany as an Operations Officer for the 3rd Mechanized Brigade 7th U.S. Army during the Cold War.
His final assignment was Chief of Plans and Operations & Training of the Infantry Center and Commanding General's Representative.
Lt Col (Ret) Redding was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2007 and is memorialized in the Infantry Museum and the 32nd Infantry Monument in Patriot Park.
He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Redding. He is survived by two sons, Danny Redding of Columbus and Ricky Redding of Cataula, GA; daughter in law, Catherine Redding of Phenix City, AL; a sister, Verlin Thomlin of Buena Vista, VA; six grandchildren, David, Alan, Julia, Danny, Amanda, and Richard; three great-grandchildren, Austin, Kendal and Kaitlyn.
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