J W Boren

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3801





Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31282994
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34331218 / O-754436
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rose O'Day
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mcgregor, Texas, USA 7 November 1920 Son of Leslie Tommy and Inola Victoria [Chamblee] Boren.

Enlisted

Laurinburg, NC 7 September 1942 Laurinburg, North Carolina

Died

Bad Doberan, Germany 11 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. KIA MACR 3801

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Horham 11 April 1944 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

McGregor Cemetery McGregor, McLennan County, TX McGregor Cemetery McGregor, McLennan County, Texas

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3801 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database