Walter Euland Boyd

Military

Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; Suffered minor burns RTD. MACR 8174.



Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Keith Cookus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99970) of the 44th Bomb Group that has crash landed after a midair fire. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 J, 42-99970 "9970" M_ Fire in Air, Salvage 3rd SAD 23/1/44.'

42-99970

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR 7 July 1942 Little Rock, Arkansas

Other

Survived belly landing RTD

Wingham, Kent 21 January 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; Suffered minor burns RTD. MACR 8174.

Died

Arkansas, USA 6 December 1982

Buried

Pinecrest Memorial Park and Garden Mausoleum, Alexander, AR 11 December 1982 Pinecrest Memorial Park and Garden Mausoleum Alexander, Saline County, AR

Born

Pulaski County, AR Son of Harvey Ulan and Bessie Ida [Ransom] Boyd.

Based

Shipdham Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33923976/walter-euland-boyd

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28698055
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https://www.fold3.com/record/90325505-walter-e-boyd
We Were Eagles Volume Two: The Eighth Air Force at War December 1943 to May 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/rollofhonor2.asp?perIdentification=2…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33923976/walter-euland-boyd

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ContributorAAM
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8th AF Losses, MACR 8714 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia