Boyce Pinckney Scruggs Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13877.





Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06983722 / O-827689
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Butner Durham NC 15 April 1943 Camp Butner, Durham, North Carolina

Died

Wilsnack, Germany 10 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 KIA MACR 13877.

Born

Rutherfordton, North Carolina Son of Boyce Pinckney Sr and Vera Scruggs. Big brother to Catherine and Ann.

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 28 Grave 17

Based

Thurleigh 10 April 1945 Assigned 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.