Obituary of Floyd Leroy Griesinger

Floyd "Buster" GriesingerFeb 9, 1922 to June 24, 2010Born on a farm near Elgin Iowa, son of Fred and Ida Griesinger. The family moved to Independence in 1939. Floyd worked for the REA and James Davis electric as an electrician. He joined the Army Air Corp in March of 42. Selected for aviation training, he completed Pre flight in Santa Anna, CA and trained in A-20s, B25s, B17s and B24s. As pilot of the B-24 Henry's Pride attached to the 446th Bomb Group and stationed at Bungay near Flixton, England, he was awarded the DFC, two oak clusters, and Air medal with four oak clusters; while flying thirty missions against the Third Reich. After WWII he married Jeanette Sink of Carlsbad New Mexico and worked as an accountant for a potash mine near Carlsbad. He returned to the Air Force in 1951. After several assignments in the US (Lowry, K.I. Sawyer, Lincoln, San Bernardino) and Far East (Okinawa and S. Korea), retired as a Lt. Col. in 1970. An avid fisherman, he spent many years living in an Air Stream trailer and following the fishing seasons from Alaska to Mexico and back again; finally settling in Sequim Washington. In 2009 he relocated to Colorado Springs, CO to be closer to family. His ashes will be interned at Illyria cemetery, Iowa.He is preceded in death by his Parents Fred and Ida Griesinger and sister Francis Gates.Floyd is survived by son William, daughter in law Dolora, grandchildren Malia and GinaFuneral Home:The Springs Funeral Services3115 East Platte AvenueColorado Springs, , COUS 80909 Events Service Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:00AM The Springs Funeral Services 3115 East Platte Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-207-8855