Boyd Boggess Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Emden mission 11-Dec-43 in B-24 41-24232 'Calaban' ; A/C hit by falling bombs, crashed near the Emden estuary. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1653



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798225
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Calaban
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Richland, Virginia 30 September 1920 Son of Boyd Snr and Lelia Judson [Mackey] Boggess.

Enlisted

Abingdon, VA 25 September 1942

Died

Emden estuary, Germany 11 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Emden mission 11-Dec-43 in B-24 41-24232 'Calaban' ; A/C hit by falling bombs, crashed near the Emden estuary. KIA. MACR 1653

Buried

Wittmund, Germany 20 January 1944 Interred Wittmund cemetery, Germany

Buried

Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richlands, VA Re-Interred Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery and Mausoleum Richlands, Tazewell County, VA

Based

Shipdham 11 December 1943 Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.