Alfred R Boyle
MilitaryAssigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Brunwick. Crashed near Zwolle in P-51B 43-6723 21-Feb-44 after flying through the debris of an Me109 he shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2418.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Old Crow
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wyoming, USA | 21 March 1922 | Son of Wilfred R Boyle. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 29 December 1941 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Spangenberg, Germany | 21 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Oflag IXa. |
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Other Crash landed |
Zwolle, Netherlands | 21 February 1944 | Crashed near Zwolle in P-51B 43-6723 21-Feb-44 after flying through the debris of an Me109 he shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2418. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Zwolle, Netherlands | 21 February 1944 | Me109 destroyed Zwolle, 21-Feb-44. |
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Died |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | 19 December 1951 | |
| Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA | |||
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Based |
Leiston | 21 February 1944 | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Glendale, CA, USA | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA | |
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Other 1930 Census |
Natrona County, WY, USA | At time of the census, living with Uncle Robert and Aunt Belle Grieve in Natrona, Wyoming. |
Revisions
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/doc/usaf.aerial.victory.credits-ww…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_357.php
https://www.fold3.com/page/84962889_alfred_r%20boyle/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/28602065
https://www.fold3.com/image/208763109/?terms=Alfred%20R%20Boyle
http://wwii-pows.mooseroots.com/l/14034/Alfred-R-Boyle
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85353591
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2418 / MACR 2418, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database