Grover D Boyd Jr

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30315 'Peg Of My Heart'. Crashed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30315) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 390th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Peg 'O My Heart. 390BG. 17/8/43.'

42-30315

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battle Queen, Peg of My Heart
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Interned

17 August 1943

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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MACR 391

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 391