Joe E Boswell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Lt. Joe Boswell flew as a flight observer / copilot on the B-24D, named, Euroclydon The Storm, on Operation Tidal Wave, to Ploesti, Romania. He was Killed in Action (KIA) on the mission while on TDY to the 9th Air Force for the Ploesti raid in the B-24D, Euroclydon The Storm, 42-40612. (KIA) 1 Aug 1943.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40612

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Euroclydon The Storm
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

1 August 1943

Born

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

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Wording changes. - Kickapoo

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Black Sunday - Michael Hill

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Black Sunday - Michael Hill

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Best Web - B-24 - Euroclydon The Storm

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6465, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 221