Boos, Johann (Kampfgeschwader 55)
- Date of birth:
- August 1st, 1915 (Ney/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 20th, 2003 (Kratzenburg/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
After the Second World War, Johann Boos served with the Bundeswehr.
00.00.1935: 6. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 55
00.00.1936: Luftwaffe
00.00.1938: Flugzeugführer-Lehrgang
01.04.1941: promoted to Feldwebel
01.08.1942: promoted to Oberfeldwebel
16.05.1943: Ofw, 9. Staffel, KG-55, 416th flight mission, MIA when his He 111 was shot down over Kropotkin
19.05.1943: captured with his crew by the Soviet - POW
02.06.1948: released
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Aircraftman class 2)
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- April 13th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1941
"JOH. WAGNER & SOHN" - Silberstempel "835"
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- October 19th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- March 15th, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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