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Personal info

Full name
ENGLAND, Boyce Opal
Date of birth
25 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Green County, Kentucky
Hometown
Arthur, Moultrie County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O1314362
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Frombourg, Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 5 17

Immediate family

Members
Henry P. England (father)
Sarah L. (McKinney) England (mother)
Estella L. England (sister)
Charles P. England (brother)
Frances L. England (sister)
Robert England (brother)
Shirley England (sister)
Anna M. (Wilmore) England (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Boyce O. England attended the Sullivan Township High School. He won letters in football and track and took an active part in boxing.

He joined the Illinois National Guard in 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Kentucky Birth Index / Bowling Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com – Soilsister  / Alexanj10