Francis J Boyd
MilitaryAssigned to 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st PFF Sqn(Prov), 9AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters leading 397BG to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 44-67881. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 15984.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 572nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684310
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Shot down by fighters leading 397BG to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 44-67881. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 15984. |
Buried |
Louisville, KY, USA | 30 September 1949 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA |
Pennsylvania, USA | |||
Born |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | ||
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Based |
Matching | Assigned to 391BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Andrews Field | 23 December 1944 | Transferred to 1st PFF Sqn(Prov), 9AF USAAF. |
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