John T Boyle

Military

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x combat missions. Shot down 16-Aug-1943 in B-17 42-29866. Evaded and returned (EVD/RTD)

Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles Robert Bigler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736081
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29866

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Judy B
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elmwood Park, Illinois, USA 3 January 1920 Son of Everard and Elizabeth Boyle.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 2 March 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Other

Baled out EVD

Le Bourget, France 16 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget; Shot down 16-Aug-1943 in B-17 42-29866. Evaded and returned (EVD/RTD) MACR 1352

Other

EVD

France 16 August 1943 Evaded capture (EVD) for 3 months.

Died

Oshkosh, WI 27 January 2013

Based

Evaded

Kimbolton 16 August 1943 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, IL Irving Park Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, IL

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84384031-john-t-boyle
https://www.fold3.com/record/527550267-john-t-boyle
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=46…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104526922/john-t-boyle

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1352 / MACR 1352, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p, 234; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 274 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database