Thomas Leslie Boggan

Military

2nd Lt Thomas Boggan was Bombardier on board of B-24H-25-FO, 42-95043, hit by Flak over France on the 1 August 1944 mission. The plane made it back to England but crashed (see the 42-95043 page). Boggan bailed out over France and, with the help of French citizens and members of the Resistance, he was hidden in the Fréteval Forest near Châteaudun, France. Leaving the camp on the approach of Allied forces, he was liberated when he met US troops at Mondoubleau. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1090.

See his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fboggantl.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Herman Greenfeld

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12203930
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Theodore Guzik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Ira I King

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group

Donald N Kraeger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group

Paul L Mathison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-421779
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-95043

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lindie (Satan Strikes Back ?)
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Missions

508

  • Date: 1 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

11 February 1917 McComb, Pike County, Mississippi

Other

Bailed out

1 August 1944 of B-24 Serial 42-95043 over France

Other

Evaded capture

France 1 August 1944 - 14 August 1944 Helped by French citizens and members of the Resistance. Liberated by US troops.

Died

3 March 1980 Westwego, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Buried

Thomas Boggan rests at the Hollywood Cemetery, McComb, Pike County, Mississippi

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 8234
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1090

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster