Richard J Boes
MilitaryAssigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Bockingen, Germany in P-51D 44-13561 'Short Fuze Sally' lagging behind was bounced by Me109's and shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10255.
Awards: PH
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Short-Fuse Sallee, Shanty Irishman
- Unit: 356th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Midland County, MI, USA | 17 May 1923 | Son of John Boes |
|
Enlisted |
Battle Creek, MI, USA | 12 February 1942 | |
|
Based |
Goxhill | 16 July 1944 | Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Died |
Heilbronn, Germany | 29 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Bockingen, Germany in P-51D 44-13561 'Short Fuze Sally' lagging behind was bounced by Me109's and shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10255. |
|
Buried/ Commemorated |
Gondelsheim, Germany | 1 November 1944 | Interred Community cemetery Gondelsheim, Germany. |
|
Based |
Lashenden | 29 October 1944 | Transferred to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. |
|
Buried/ Commemorated |
Grand Rapids, MI, USA | Re-Interred Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Grand Rapids Michigan USA |