Ernest John Boehner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

UPL 73619 UPL 73619 MACR Page 1 for Ernest J Boehner

National Archives

Object Number - UPL 73619 - MACR Page 1 for Ernest J Boehner

Ernest Boehner was a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group, based at Duxford. He was lost on an escort mission to Ulm on 1 March 1945. Hit by flak strafing a Locomotive 25 miles west of Kassell he crashed near Paderborn, Germany in P-51K 44-11652. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12811.

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

33rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

82nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

44-11652

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Duxford

Site type: Airfield
Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	8 April 1920	Son of Frederick and Laura Mary [Megli] Boehner.
Other Crashed	5 April 1944	Landing Accident Iceland Cat 3 damage Lt Ernest J Boehner, 5-Apr-44. P-40N 42-105619 - 33FS 342FG
Based	16 December 1944 - 1 March 1945	Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Died Killed in Action (KIA)	1 March 1945	Lost on an escort mission to Ulm on 1 March 1945. Hit by flak strafing a Locomotive 25 miles west of Kassell he crashed near Paderborn, Germany in P-51K 44-11652. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12811.
Born
Buried		Glenwood Cemetery Glen Elder Mitchell County Kansas, USA

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Date1 Apr 2024 20:13:28

Contributorjmoore43

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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Date8 Feb 2024 02:22:41

Contributorclsspace

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Boehner family

Date8 Feb 2024 02:18:38

Contributorclsspace

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Boehner Family

Date8 Feb 2024 01:57:04

Contributorclsspace

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National Archives, Google earth, Wega, Germany townsite

Date30 Nov 2016 19:22:37

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28830935
https://www.fold3.com/page/637460067_ernest_john%20boehner/details/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Boehner%2C+Ernest
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42389457

Date30 Nov 2016 18:29:27

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28830935
https://www.fold3.com/page/637460067_ernest_john%20boehner/details/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Boehner%2C+Ernest

Date24 May 2015 10:08:03

ContributorLucy May

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Combined two entries for Ernest Boehner.
The source for the second entry was Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list - middle initial recorded as 'V' rather than 'J'.

Missing Air Crew report and photos of the airman are available here: http://www.ulongbeach.com/Boehner.html

Date27 Sep 2014 18:09:15

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12811 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database