Andrew John Boles II
Military
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UPL 53957
1st Lt Andrew J Bole, 384BG.
Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 1-Dec-43 in B-17 41-24557 'Damn Yankees'. Straggled behind formation due to loss of engine, mauled by fighters. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1334.
Father of Andrew Boles III.
Husband of Eleanor Boles.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796910
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damn Yankee
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
9 March 1917 | Son of Andrew John Boles and Catherine Ann Boles. | |
Enlisted |
20 March 1942 | ||
Died |
9 July 1990 | ||
Based |
1 December 1943 | Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Lived in |
Medford, MA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1334, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…