Floyd C Wallis

1917 - 1979  (61 years)

• Name	Floyd C Wallis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	4 Jun 1917	Smiths Ferry, Valley, Idaho, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
  	Draft Registration - World War II
  Military Service	2 Feb 1941  [1, 4, 5, 6]
  	US Navy - World War II and Korea; FC1 (Fire Controlman 1st Class) USS Torsk (SS-423)
  		Ship-USS Torsk (SS-423) USS Torsk, hull number SS-423, is a Tench-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II. Armed with ten torpedo tubes, the Tench-class submarines were incremental developments of the highly-successful Gato-class submarines that formed the backbone of the US Navy's submarine force during the war. Torsk was laid down at the…
  Census	1950	US Naval Base, York, York, Maine, USA   [8]
  	USS Torsk (SS-423)
  FSID	L5T7-45H  [9, 10]
  Death	22 Feb 1979	New London, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk, New York, USA   [1, 5]
  	Lillian Murphy and Floyd Wallis are buried together
  		Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, Suffolk County, New York Find a Grave: #109391 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I31560	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Lillian Frances Murphy,   b. 6 Dec 1925, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. 30 Apr 2009, St Cloud, Osceola, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1947	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA   [11]
  Marriage End	Feb 1979	New London County, Connecticut, USA   [12]
  	Death of Floyd Wallis
  Children	1. Patricia Christine 'Pat' Loveless,   b. 13 Sep 1944, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 25 Jul 2022, Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: Stepchild]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jun 1917 - Smiths Ferry, Valley, Idaho, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II - 1940 - Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA Marriage - 8 Mar 1947 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Marriage End - Death of Floyd Wallis - Feb 1979 - New London County, Connecticut, USA Death - 22 Feb 1979 - New London, New London, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-WALLIS Lillian (Murphy) Obituary of LILLIAN FRANCES MURPHY WALLIS -- The Day - New London, CT - 7 May 2009

  
  

  Places

  Ship-USS Torsk (SS-423) USS Torsk, hull number SS-423, is a Tench-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II. Armed with ten torpedo tubes, the Tench-class submarines were incremental developments of the highly-successful Gato-class submarines that formed the backbone of the US Navy's submarine force during the war. Torsk was laid down at the…

  
  

• Sources

  [S11314] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Calverton National), (Location: Calverton NY;), WALLIS Floyd C 1917-1979 (Veteran). "FC1 US Navy WWII Korea" - Lillian Murphy and Floyd Wallis married 8 Mar 1947 and are buried together at Calverton Natiional Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1291297/floyd_c_wallis [S3193] Ancestry.com, Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1919, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2013;), Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919. Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1919, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1967 Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919 [S3160] Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2003;). [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S116] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Idaho, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 119. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Idaho, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 119 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: U.S. Naval Base, York, Maine; Roll: 4514; Page: 9v; Enumeration District: 16-58. 1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: U.S. Naval Base, York, Maine; Roll: 4514; Page: 9v; Enumeration District: 16-58 [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 February 2023, 13:13), entry for Floyd C Wallis (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5T7-45H ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5T7-45H [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree. [S11314] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Calverton National), (Location: Calverton NY;), MURPHY Lillian Frances Loveless Wallis 1925-2009 (Spouse). Lillian Murphy and Floyd Wallis married 8 Mar 1947 and are buried together at Calverton Natiional Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36818226/lillian-frances-wallis [S4110] Legacy: Obituary of Lillian Wallis • 7 May 2009, (Name: The Day; Location: New London CT; Date: 7 May 2009;), Lillian Frances Murphy Wallis. Lillian Frances (Murphy) Wallis, 83, died April 30, 2009, at her home in St. Cloud, Fla. Mrs. Wallis was a former resident of Groton from 1945 to 1955 and from 1960 to 1999. She worked as a school bus aid in Groton for many years after the death of her husband, Floyd C. (Knobby) Wallis. She was also very involved in ceramics and had many local acquaintances through that hobby. Although born in Portland, Maine and raised in Portsmouth, N.H., Mrs. Wallis had spent the majority of her years in Groton and continued to return for yearly visits after her move to Florida. Mrs. Wallis is survived by her four children, Pat Strang of Cochran, Ga., Bob Wallis (wife Linda) of Lake Helen, Fla., Frank Wallis (wife Jackie) of South Windsor and The Villages, Fla. and Ned Wallis of New London. She is also survived by six grandchildren; nine grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; her sister, Marjorie Stadnick of Wakefield, R.I. and many nieces and nephews. Private services and internment will be conducted at Calverton National Cemetery in Long Island, N.Y. http://www.legacy.com/TheDay/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=127013142 Obituary-WALLIS Lillian (Murphy) Obituary of LILLIAN FRANCES MURPHY WALLIS -- The Day - New London, CT - 7 May 2009