Ralph G Boyce
MilitaryAssigned to 335FS, 4FG 8AF USAAF. Took off on practice mission disappeared from formation, witness on ground saw the P-51 come out of a cloud on a slow roll and dive into the ground. At Little Yeldham, Essex. KIFA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Essex County, MA, USA | 29 December 1920 | Born 29 December 1920 |
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Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 16 January 1943 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 May 1944 - 6 May 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 2-May-44 / 6-May-44. |
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Died |
Little Yeldham, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK | 6 May 1944 | Took off on practice mission disappeared from formation, witness on ground saw the P-51 come out of a cloud on a slow roll and dive into the ground. At Little Yeldham, Essex. KIFA. |
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Buried |
St Jeans Cemetery, Lynn, MA 01904, USA | Swampscott Cemetery Swampscott, Essex County Massachusetts, USA. | |
| Swampscott, MA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / losses of the 8th & 9th page 180 in 1944 book