Reuel Clair Boring

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 80614 - Reuel's revenge 388th bomb group Shot down 28 September 1944.

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97219 later named 'Reuel's Revenge' by pilot Bornuccelli Veter. The mission pilot Miller and Sgt Boring were hit by flak and killed by flak during the mission to Berlin, but the aircraft was able to return to base. Killed in Action (KIA)



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20745583 / O-747463
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reuel's Revenge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cherry Tree, PA 13 February 1921 Son of Norris Cameron and Eva B [Finley] Boring.

Enlisted

Altoona, PA, USA 23 January 1943 Altoona, Pennsylvania

Enlisted

Altoona, PA 23 January 1943 Altoona, Pennsylvania

Died

29 April 1944

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 1 Grave 64

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 649 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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