Alec Boychuck
Military
Object Number - UPL 26932 - Capt. Alec Boychuck, [ New York NY ], 503rd Fighter Squadron.
Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Released from USAAF 31-Dec-62.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean war and rising to rank of Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marion County, WV, USA | 1 March 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Washington, DC, USA | 19 February 1941 | |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 9 August 1944 - 20 March 1945 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 29 September 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 1 March 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 15 March 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK 73130, USA | 10 May 1946 | Taxiing Accident Tinker Field, OK Cat 3 damage Lt Alec Boychuck, 10-May-46. AT-7C 43-33434 42AAFBU AFAU. |
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Other Crashed |
Williams Field, AZ | 2 May 1947 | Crashed Belly Landing Williams Fld, AZ Cat 3 damage Lt Alec Boychuck, 2-May-47. P-80A 44-85291 3010AAFBU. |
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Died |
Montgomery, AL, USA | 11 October 1997 | |
| New York, NY, USA | |||
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Buried |
Montgomery, AL, USA | Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery Montgomery County Alabama, USA |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
