Boyhan, Albert F.
- Date of birth:
- January 17th, 1919 (New York, United States)
- Date of death:
- February 8th, 1945 (Vienna, Austria)
- Buried on:
- Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: D. Row: 4. Grave: 29. - Service number:
- 0-819424
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Lt Boyhan, Pilot, was killed after taking German flak and having a mid air collision with another B-24, The Calamity Jane who had also sustained massive flak damage from German artillery ground units. Lt Boyhan was awarded the Air Medal w/Oak Cluster and the Purple Heart posthumously.
Service years: 1942-1945
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Air Medal (AM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 725th Bombardment Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 725th Bombardment Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Second AM posthumously received as bronze oak leaf cluster.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 725th Bombardment Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- National Personal Records Center
- BOYHAN, Albert F
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