William Marion Boyd Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed at Wurst in B-17 'Screw Ball' #42-107046, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107046

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pt Arthur, Texas 5 July 1921

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

6 August 1944

Revisions

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Corrected the birth year of the Born event.

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Added middle name and Updated the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 396555.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to the A/C #42-107046 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7584