John Hastings Boyles is the son of Elliot W. Boyles Sr. and Ada I Boyles. John had a brother, Elliot W Boyles Jr.
Pvt John H. Boyles was an Army Private who assigned to the infantry - Company L.; 30th Inf Reg; 3rd Div; Armor Service
Pvt Boyles was scheduled to depart on 6 Aug 1950 on his way to the Korean battlefields when he was killed at Fairfield- Suisun AFB while trying to help firefighters rescue men who were on a B-29 that crashed and was burning on 5 Aug 1950. The plane exploded about twenty minutes after the crash. The explosion killed five firefighters, another volunteer, and Pvt Boyles.
The base was later named Travis AFB after General Travis who was also killed in the crash.
Pvt Boyles was married to Eleanor Ann at the time of his death.
An article appeared about two Savannah, GA men, one an Army Private John H Boyles, age 20 and the other Air Force Brig General Robert F Travis, age 46. According to the article, Pvt Boyles' funeral was attended by the mother of Brig General Robert Travis. It was said that General Travis' mother would "be paying a silent debt of gratitude to the young private who died in a vain effort to rescue her son".
John Boyles gave his life trying to help save others.
Pvt John H. Boyles was an Army Private who assigned to the infantry - Company L.; 30th Inf Reg; 3rd Div; Armor Service
Pvt Boyles was scheduled to depart on 6 Aug 1950 on his way to the Korean battlefields when he was killed at Fairfield- Suisun AFB while trying to help firefighters rescue men who were on a B-29 that crashed and was burning on 5 Aug 1950. The plane exploded about twenty minutes after the crash. The explosion killed five firefighters, another volunteer, and Pvt Boyles.
The base was later named Travis AFB after General Travis who was also killed in the crash.
Pvt Boyles was married to Eleanor Ann at the time of his death.
An article appeared about two Savannah, GA men, one an Army Private John H Boyles, age 20 and the other Air Force Brig General Robert F Travis, age 46. According to the article, Pvt Boyles' funeral was attended by the mother of Brig General Robert Travis. It was said that General Travis' mother would "be paying a silent debt of gratitude to the young private who died in a vain effort to rescue her son".
John Boyles gave his life trying to help save others.
John Hastings Boyles is the son of Elliot W. Boyles Sr. and Ada I Boyles. John had a brother, Elliot W Boyles Jr.
Pvt John H. Boyles was an Army Private who assigned to the infantry - Company L.; 30th Inf Reg; 3rd Div; Armor Service
Pvt Boyles was scheduled to depart on 6 Aug 1950 on his way to the Korean battlefields when he was killed at Fairfield- Suisun AFB while trying to help firefighters rescue men who were on a B-29 that crashed and was burning on 5 Aug 1950. The plane exploded about twenty minutes after the crash. The explosion killed five firefighters, another volunteer, and Pvt Boyles.
The base was later named Travis AFB after General Travis who was also killed in the crash.
Pvt Boyles was married to Eleanor Ann at the time of his death.
An article appeared about two Savannah, GA men, one an Army Private John H Boyles, age 20 and the other Air Force Brig General Robert F Travis, age 46. According to the article, Pvt Boyles' funeral was attended by the mother of Brig General Robert Travis. It was said that General Travis' mother would "be paying a silent debt of gratitude to the young private who died in a vain effort to rescue her son".
John Boyles gave his life trying to help save others.
Pvt John H. Boyles was an Army Private who assigned to the infantry - Company L.; 30th Inf Reg; 3rd Div; Armor Service
Pvt Boyles was scheduled to depart on 6 Aug 1950 on his way to the Korean battlefields when he was killed at Fairfield- Suisun AFB while trying to help firefighters rescue men who were on a B-29 that crashed and was burning on 5 Aug 1950. The plane exploded about twenty minutes after the crash. The explosion killed five firefighters, another volunteer, and Pvt Boyles.
The base was later named Travis AFB after General Travis who was also killed in the crash.
Pvt Boyles was married to Eleanor Ann at the time of his death.
An article appeared about two Savannah, GA men, one an Army Private John H Boyles, age 20 and the other Air Force Brig General Robert F Travis, age 46. According to the article, Pvt Boyles' funeral was attended by the mother of Brig General Robert Travis. It was said that General Travis' mother would "be paying a silent debt of gratitude to the young private who died in a vain effort to rescue her son".
John Boyles gave his life trying to help save others.
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