Fount Boyd Bartley
Military
Object Number - UPL 48890 - 15-June-1944 Left to Right Top: David Appenzellar, Observer; Eddie Rosenburg, Navigator; Tom Smith, Co-Pilot; Richard R Hruby, Pilot; Herman...
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-29513. Returned to base.
Boyd was the twin of Lloyd both gunners with 506th Sqdn 44th BG. and unusually by their own request - both serving on Lt. Hruby's crew. When the plane was downed in the North Sea and they were rescued by the Royal Navy one British seaman administering the 'rubdowns' couldn't believe his eyes thinking he'd attended the same man twice over.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7284340
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indiahoma, Oklahoma | 17 May 1922 |
Revisions
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from correspondence files and articles related to the service of Fount B. Bartley.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor
