Roy Melvern Boggs
Military
Object Number - UPL 82620 - Roy M. Boggs Jr
Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Joined squadron 3-Aug-44. Completed tour and returned to ZoI 28-May-45. Flew B-24 42-52643 home.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC) EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jose Carioca
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
28 August 1918 | BornDes Moines, Iowa | |
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Enlisted |
8 September 1942 | EnlistedDes Moines, Iowa | |
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Other Discharged |
11 November 1945 | ||
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Died |
8 September 2009 | DiedDes Moines, Iowa | |
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Buried |
11 September 2009 | InterredIowa Veterans CemeteryVan Meter Township, Iowa |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd
