Oliver W Boch
Military
Object Number - UPL 24728 - Lt Oliver W "Al" Boch, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-14849 G4-D "Gash Hound".
Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Gash Hound
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born Transferred |
Denver, CO, USA | 22 August 1924 | Born to Joseph & Fannie Boch (nee Schwartzberg). |
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Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 12 December 1942 | Fort Devens Massachusetts |
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Based |
Leiston | 19 December 1944 - 18 January 1945 | Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Leiston IP16, UK | 18 January 1945 | Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 11 April 1945 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Florida, USA | 6 December 2006 | |
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Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 22 September 1945 | Transferred to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
Social Security Death Records & Social Security Applications and Claims records
