Boyd R Burgess
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Object Number - UPL 38371 - S/SGT Boyd Roy Burgess, Tailgunner on B17G 42-97167 96th Bomb Group, which crashed on May 12th 1944 at Hahnslatten-Unterlahn Germany...
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97167. Killed in Action (KIA).
Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Saginaw, Michigan, USA | 7 January 1919 | |
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Died |
12 May 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | |
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Buried |
New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA | New Albany National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added birth info to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 161267714.
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 161267714.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added S/N per MACR 4858 at Fold3.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4858 / MACR 4858; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
