Floyd Mills Cate served on the U.S.S. Powahatan. He died of pneumonia at the U.S. Naval Base Hospital No. 5 and was buried at Kerfautras Cemetery, Brest in France on 8 October 1918.

Husband of Ellen M. Cate, 420 25th Ave., West Norfolk, Va.

  • Rank: Chief Boatswains Mate
  • Date of birth:
  • 2 August 1891
  • Date of death: 8 October 1918
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Soddy
  • Service Branch: Navy
  • Division/Assignment: USS Powahatan
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Poe Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar III, Middle Panel
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