James Silas Boston
Military
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UPL 38701
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Swamp Fire" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 1 November 1944."
Rear L-R: Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt James E Whitney, 1Lt Carl A Shedlock, 1Lt Bruce Eugene Mills, T/Sgt Joseph T Cooper.
Middle L-R: S/Sgt James S Boston, T/Sgt Delmer E Menger, S/Sgt Lucas S Conner, Unkn, S/Sgt William A Beddard, M/Sgt Dominick De Salvo.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Rear L-R: Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt James E Whitney, 1Lt Carl A Shedlock, 1Lt Bruce Eugene Mills, T/Sgt Joseph T Cooper.
Middle L-R: S/Sgt James S Boston, T/Sgt Delmer E Menger, S/Sgt Lucas S Conner, Unkn, S/Sgt William A Beddard, M/Sgt Dominick De Salvo.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EMEA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swamp Fire
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bowie County, TX | 18 April 1926 | Son of Silas Washington and Lizzie [Hulsey] Boston. |
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 17 July 1944 | Dallas, Texas |
Died |
1 June 1999 | ||
Buried |
Old Salem Cemetery, Rockdale, TX | 5 June 1999 | Old Salem Cemetery New Boston, Bowie County, TX |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.. |
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