Mark Keith Boyle
Military
Object Number - UPL 26949 - Capt Mark K Boyle 62FS, 56FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: A well respected attorney. Member of Utah State Bar Association. Tried cases in Utah, nationally and before the United States Supreme Court.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18053420
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16046295
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35046601
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: The Magnet/ Lady Beth
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rexburg, ID, USA | 2 June 1920 | Son of Clarence Sidney and Elfie B [Bean] Boyle. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 2 April 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Based |
Boxted | 16 September 1943 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [shared] |
Germany | 26 November 1943 | Shared destroyed 26-Nov-43. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 13 April 1944 | Me109 Destroyed 13-Apr-44. Ludwigshafen, Germany. P-47 42-75444. |
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Died |
West Jordan, UT, USA | 30 April 2003 | |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
| Provo, UT, USA | |||
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Buried |
Provo City Cemetery Provo, Utah County, UT | Provo City Cemetery Provo, Utah County, Utah | |
| Queens, NY, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
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