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SCRUGGS, Boyce Pinkney Jr - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Rutherford County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-006776 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Wilsnack, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Boyce P. Scruggs (father)
Vera (Camp) Scruggs (mother)
Catherine Scruggs (sister)
Ann Scruggs (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38803 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Oranienburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of Army HQ and airfield
MACR: 13877
More information
F/O Boyce P. Scruggs Jr. graduated from Rutherfordton High School in 1942. He attended the University of North Carolina for one year.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
The airplane collided with A/C 44-6593 while making S-turns to lose time. It went down, out of control, in a steep dive. The entire crew of nine men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, ww.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - North Carolina Birth Index / 1940 Census, MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times 1940, The Charlotte Observer - 21 April 1946