John T Boyle
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy B
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Elmwood Park, Illinois, USA | 3 January 1920 | Son of Everard and Elizabeth Boyle. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 2 March 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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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 |
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Other EVD |
France | 16 August 1943 | Evaded capture (EVD) for 3 months. |
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Died |
Oshkosh, WI | 27 January 2013 | |
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Based Evaded |
Kimbolton | 16 August 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, IL | Irving Park Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, IL |
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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