Frank R Boyles
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 18281 - Lt later Capt Frank R Boyles. 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF later 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF,
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 335 FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF 16-9-42, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 26-10-42, promoted to Captain 1-9-43, transferred to MOR at 65 Fighter Wing Headquarters. 16-10-43
On DS (Detached Service) with 335FS when he went down.
Killed in action near Celle, Germany. He was last seen at the start of a big dogfight in the same area. Shot down 8 April 1944 in P-51C 43-7098.
Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3612.
AM w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Thanlyin, Myanmar (Burma) | 24 July 1920 | Born - 24 July 1920 Syriam, Burma. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 September 1942 - 16 October 1943 | Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF 16-9-42. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 October 1942 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 26-10-42. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 September 1943 | Promoted to Captain 1-9-43. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 October 1943 | Transferred to MOR at 65 Fighter Wing Headquarters. 16-10-43. |
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Died |
Celle, Germany | 8 April 1944 | He was last seen at the start of a big dogfight in the same area. Shot down in P-51C 43-7098 near Celle, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). 8-4-44. MACR 3612. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
| Mt Vernon, NY, USA | |||
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Other Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 16 September 1942 | Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from :
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
MACR 3612;
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ABMC, MACR 3612 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
