Thomas Leslie Boggan
Military2nd Lt Thomas Boggan was Bombardier on board of B-24H-25-FO, 42-95043, hit by Flak over France on the 1 August 1944 mission. The plane made it back to England but crashed (see the 42-95043 page). Boggan bailed out over France and, with the help of French citizens and members of the Resistance, he was hidden in the Fréteval Forest near Châteaudun, France. Leaving the camp on the approach of Allied forces, he was liberated when he met US troops at Mondoubleau. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1090.
See his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fboggantl.html
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16070712
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 February 1917 | McComb, Pike County, Mississippi | |
Other Bailed out |
1 August 1944 | of B-24 Serial 42-95043 over France | |
Other Evaded capture |
France | 1 August 1944 - 14 August 1944 | Helped by French citizens and members of the Resistance. Liberated by US troops. |
Died |
3 March 1980 | Westwego, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | |
Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | |||
Buried |
Thomas Boggan rests at the Hollywood Cemetery, McComb, Pike County, Mississippi |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster