Melville Guy Boyd Jr

Military

Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 4-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30051, Prisoner of War (POW). 

Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

Connections

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert C Pearson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Wildcat
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 24 February 1921 BornBrooklyn, New York

Enlisted

Mitchel Field Hempstead L I New York 21 March 1942 EnlistedMitchel Field Hempstead L I New York

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland 4 July 1943 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland

Died

Bridgeport, Connecticut 3 May 1966 DiedBridgeport, Connecticut

Buried

Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn, New York 6 May 1966 InterredHoly Cross CemeteryBrooklyn, New York

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/671200974

https://www.fold3.com/image/29419422/42-30051-page-2-us-missing-air-crew-reports-macrs-wwii-1942-1947

https://www.fold3.com/record/83528748/melville-g-boyd-jr-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166779067/melvile-guy-boyd

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the 100th BG listed in the A/C description.
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database