Merle Hunter Boyce
Military
Object Number - UPL 52949 - S/Sgt Merle H Boyce, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Harry Ahlers crew.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120324 / O-835109
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 March 1926 | ||
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Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 13 April 1944 | Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California |
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Died |
21 January 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, CA | 24 January 2005 | Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/88756753
https://www.fold3.com/record/85076157/merle-h-boyce-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/712182357/boyce-merle-hunter-us-veterans-g…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1381
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58076240/merle-hunter-boyce
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1381
