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BOCH, Joseph Francis - Date of
birth
28 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hocking County, Ohio -
Hometown
Highland County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35423782 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
559th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 December 1944 - Place of
death
Clastres, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry J. Boch (father)
Florence E. (Kessler) Boch (mother)
Bernard E. Boch (brother)
Charles V. Boch (brother)
Mary J. Boch (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107844 -
Data
Type: B-26C
More information
Sgt Joseph Boch attended Logan High School and worked on the family farm.He enlisted on 3 October 1942 and was sent overseas on 29 June 1943.
Sgt Joseph F. Boch was killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Clastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames. Two crash crews arrived at the scene of the crash at 1134 hours. The crash crew with the aid of the Medical Corps had rescued two of the wounded crew members. In an attempt to rescue the third member the bomb load which the plane was carrying detonated and resulted in his death.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.findagrave.com, https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=150041
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Logan Daily News