Neal Leo Boggs
MilitaryCorrect crew names: - Rear L-R - T/Sgt Mercer, 2Lt Day, 2Lt Bowes, 2Lt Fisher, 1Lt Yarcina.
Front L-R: - PFC Allison, Sgt Begley, Sgt. Hildebrand, S/Sgt Silverfoote, Sgt Boggs. Roger Freeman Collection
B-24 crew list mentions a Sgt. Alvin Hildebrand, no mention of any rogers.
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-547151
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kersey, Weld County, CO | 24 August 1920 | Son of Leo Alexander and Clara Nettie [Neal] Boggs. |
Enlisted |
Boise, ID | 26 August 1942 | Boise, Idaho |
Other Discharged USAAF |
22 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
1 April 1951 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
22 December 1952 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Boise, ID | 1 October 2005 | |
Buried |
Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Boise, Ada County, ID | 4 October 2005 | Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Boise, Ada County, Idaho |
Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history