Earl E Boggs
MilitaryShot down by fighters after bombs away on mission to V-1 sites at Escalles-sur-Buchy on 21 January 1944 in B-24H #42-7635 'Ram It-Damn It'.Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14091150 at enlistment, then O-800356
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36153693 at enlistment, then O-683831
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32337637
- Role/Job: Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18076981
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12164582
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
6 November 1942 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
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Other Bailed out |
21 January 1944 | of 42-7635 over France | |
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Other captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW) |
21 January 1944 | Wounded in ankle and foot. Interned at Stalag Luft 4. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 8 June 1945." | |
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Born |
Porter, Oklahoma, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2357 / MACR 2357, 8th AF Losses / MACR 2357, 8th AF losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database