Andrew John Boles II

Military
media-53957.jpeg UPL 53957 1st Lt Andrew J Bole, 384BG.

Object Number - 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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

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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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Great grandson of person.

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I'm Andrew Boles IV, the great grandson of Andrew Boles II.

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