Boyd S Grant

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA)/On 4 July 1942 t/o from Swanton Morley at 0714 hrs. Shot down by flak and broke up in air north of Bergen-aan-Zee, Holland. Lt. Grant was on special assignment from the 97th BG/414th BS. Two crew, the pilot and the doral gunner Sergeant. are buried in the Netherlands Cemetery. Originally all 4 were buried in the Allied Plot of the General Cemetery at Bergen. The navigator and other gunner were buried in the Allied Plot of the general cemetery of Bergen, Netherlands.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 301st Bomb Group with their A-20 Havoc after being awarded medals. From left to right, they are Sergeant B.B. Cunningham of Tupelo, Missouri; Sergeant R.L. Golay of Fredonia, Kansas; Second Lieutenant M. Dorton of Long Beach; and Major Charles C. Kegelman. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 11 Jul 1942.' [stamp], 'Not to be published until 12/7/42.' [stamp], 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'USA (NIR)CCC.' [written annotation] and '209807.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on rev
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 15th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Bergen, The Netherlands 4 July 1942 Shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Bergen-ann-Zee, Holland

Buried

Bergen, The Netherlands General Cemetery of Bergen, Netherlands.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 12-Nov-2014. Clarified event locations.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 17-Oct-2014, Burial location of the navigator and gunner were from "Losses of the 8th and 9th AIr Forces, Stna Bishop and John A. Hey MBE, Other burial locations from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th