Herbert Lewis Boyle
Military
Object Number - UPL 26956 - Lt. Herbert L Boyle, [ Covington, KY ], 84th Fighter Squadron.
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x Victory [Fw190]. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Old Smoothy
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 373rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 412th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
9 January 1922 | Son of Harry and Frances E [Hutchinson] Boyle. | |
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Enlisted |
2 September 1942 | Patterson Field Fairfield Ohio | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
19 May 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Quakenbruck 19-May-44. | |
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Died |
4 August 1989 | ||
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Buried |
7 August 1989 | Hopeful Lutheran Church Cemetery Florence Boone County Kentucky | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | ||
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
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Based |
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
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Born |
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Other Completed pilot training |
Awarded wings and commission at Foster Field, Texas, Jul-43. |
Revisions
HERB BOYLE lived in a trailer park with my grandfather. They knew each other very well. My dad also knew Herb , and Herb had some amazing stories of things he saw while in combat. My father knew him well and told me he never did have a nick name. But everyone loved Herb, he was a very nice man.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in Fry's book 'Eagles of Duxford', p135
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