Richard J Boes

Military

Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Bockingen, Germany in P-51D 44-13561 'Short Fuze Sally' lagging behind was bounced by Me109's and shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10255.



Awards: PH

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Short-Fuse Sallee, Shanty Irishman
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Midland County, MI, USA 17 May 1923 Son of John Boes

Enlisted

Battle Creek, MI, USA 12 February 1942

Based

Goxhill 16 July 1944 Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Heilbronn, Germany 29 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Bockingen, Germany in P-51D 44-13561 'Short Fuze Sally' lagging behind was bounced by Me109's and shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10255.

Buried

Gondelsheim, Germany 1 November 1944 Interred Community cemetery Gondelsheim, Germany.

Based

Lashenden 29 October 1944 Transferred to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Grand Rapids, MI, USA Re-Interred Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Grand Rapids Michigan USA

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list