John P Boland

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Chicago, Illinois	17 June 1921
Died	Germany	10 April 1945	The 507th was hard hit the 10th, losing both its new commander and Lieut. John Boland. Boland was seen making a series of strafing passes in a duel with a large enemy tank. His last pass was straight up a road toward the front of the tank, when the P-47 suddenly exploded at about 200 feet altitude, as if it had been struck by a lucky hit from the tank's big turret-gun.
Buried			Plot A Row 11 Grave 17 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands

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