Name:
George A Boyce
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33557049
Unit:
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1987-08-05
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Lawrenceville City Cemetery, Lawrenceville, I
Plot:
H
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Born 9 September 1920 From Baltimore City County, Maryland before enlisting on February 13, 1943. Gunner of the B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102572 9ZN "Why Worry II" that took off from Station 142 Deopham Green in Norfolk, UK, on May 27, 1944 on a mission to bomb Strasbourg, France. The plane was hit by flak and was forced to do a belly landing in a field 1 km NE of Avoudrey, France, as it was lost and short of fuel. The entire crew survived the landing at 1320 in the afternoon. S/SGT Boyce was taken prisoner. He was a POW for at least one year based on Red Cross reports. He later served in the Korean War as well.