Kenneth Harry Boura
Military
Photo courtesy of the WWII Dogfights, Bombers and Warbirds Facebook page
Front Row, far left is T/Sgt Kenneth H Boura.
Craig K. Boura, son
Object Number - UPL 35086 - 42-97330 Chug-A-Lug IV with Lt Todd crew. 6 September 1944. 381st BG, 535th BS. Photo courtesy of the WWII Dogfights, Bombers and Warbirds Facebook...
Enlisted 17-Aug-42 at Pittsburg Pennsylvania. After Gunnery School & Radio Operator School at Sioux Falls Army Air Base, he was assigned to the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group as a Corporal on 22-Jul-44 as part of the Charles O Todd Jr crew.
Promoted to Sgt. on 12-Aug-44 and to S/Sgt. on 18-Aug-44. Promoted to Technical Sergeant on 02-Sep-44.
Discharged 16-Sep-45 as a Technical Sergeant. Died 12-Jun-94 at age 72. Buried in Twin Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Delmont, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania with wife Eleanor H. Boura.
Award: AM (4OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME (5 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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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: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-819348
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Turtle Creek, PA | 3 April 1922 | Son of Eugene and Minerva Boura. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 17 August 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Departed ZI for ETO |
29 June 1944 - 4 July 1944 | Departed US for UK. | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 12 August 1944 | Assigned to 535BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Departed UK for ZI |
14 May 1945 - 22 May 1945 | Departed UK to return to US. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
16 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Monroeville, PA | 16 June 1994 | |
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Buried |
Twin Valley Memorial Park and Mausoleum Delmont, Westmoreland County, PA | 19 June 1994 | Twin Valley Memorial Park and Mausoleum Delmont, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
