Earl Holly Boyd

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Babisnau, Germany, in B-17 'The Towering Titan' #43-38085 after being rammed by enemy jet A/C.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-L, serial number 43-38085) nicknamed "Towering Titan" of the 305th Bomb Group drops her bombs over the target. Image via J Collins. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Towering Titan.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Towering Titan, Organized Confusion
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Babisnau, 01731 Kreischa, Deutschland 17 April 1945

Born

Venice, California, USA

Other

Commemorated

Hombourg, 4852 Plombières, Belgien Tablets of the Missing, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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MACR

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Kreischaer Bote, 6AUG2010, p. 34, ABMC database

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Kreischaer Bote, 6APR2010, p. 34

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Brought in information from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14172

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Severočeský letecký archiv Teplice z.s.

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MACR 14172 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database