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Boyle William Joseph

Name:
William Joseph Boyle
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
5th Bombardment Group
Date of Death:
1942-04-23
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
N
Row:
Grave:
681
Decoration:
Comments:

William Joseph Boyle was born on March 2, 1919. He served in the 5th Bombardment Group as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died on April 23, 1942 at the age of 23 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. Ssgt Boyle was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.