Gordon Boyle
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Goy hit by flak in starboard wing crashed Gey, Germany 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1046
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793080
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Mil Bi Fe
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | 15 February 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 26 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Gey, Germany | 18 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Goy hit by flak in starboard wing crashed Gey, Germany 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1046 |
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Based |
Boreham | 18 November 1944 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI | Re-Interred Mount Olivet Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, MI |