Frank Locke Boyd was born on 25 May 1921, the son of Franklin Locke Boyd and Audith Lee Bagby.
Died 26 July 1943
Buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery
Staff Sergeant
333th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, 8th Air Force
Aircraft B-17F with serial number 42-3280 was on an operational mission to Hanover, Germany. The aircraft crashed at sea near Denmark.
Crewmembers
Pilot, 1st Lt Harold W. Alsop
Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt Bruce N. Kreisher
Navigator, 2nd Lt Charles H. Matthes
Bombardier, 2nd Lt Leopold S. Puduszczak
Radio Operator, T/SGt Glen H. Sheets
Top Turret Gunner, T/Sgt Joseph F. Browne
Ball Turret Gunner, S/Sgt Howard S. Battise
Tail Gunner, S/Sgt Frank L. Boyd
Right Waist Gunner, S/Sgt Irwin G. Sewell
Left Waist Gunner, S/Sgt Romeo L. Varacchi
The Chattanooga Daily Times, August 20, 1943
According to a telegram received this week by Glenn Boyd of Dalton, his brother, Staff Sgt. Frank L. Boyd, is listed as missing by the War Department. The young Dalton sergeant was lost while his squadron was on a bombing mission over Hanover, Germany, on July 26. Sgt. Boyd was a rear gunner on a Flying Fortress and had been on several raids over the European continent. He is the brother of Robert and Glenn Boyd of Dalton and John Boyd of Cleveland, Tenn., and is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Bagby and nephew of Miss Effie Bagby.
He entered service in September, 1942, and went to England in May of this year. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Boyd. He finished school at Martha Berry School near Rome.
- Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Date of birth: 25 May 1921
- Date of death: 26 July 1943
- County: Bradley
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 333th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Top Panel
- Sponsored by: Micheal Boyd
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