Lt. Boone's remains were first buried in Europe and then returned to Edina, Missouri on July 09, 1949. Internment was the following day, July 10,1949. Military rites were in charge of the Veterans of Foreign War.
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EDINA OFFICER DIED IN ACTION
Edina, Mo., April 20. — Lt. Roy J. Boone, reported missing in action over Australia [sic], Aug. 24, 1944, was killed at that time a telegram from the war department told his mother, Mrs. Oliver Boone. A letter was received from the government confirming the telegram.
Lieutenant Boone entered the service in the army air corps at Jefferson Barracks, Jan. 3, 1942. He had training in Texas, Mississippi and Florida, where he took a complete course in radio and was graduated. He entered cadet training April 1, 1943, at Nashville, Tenn., then went to Maxwell field, Ala., and received his wings as first pilot and his commission as second lieutenant, Jan. 9, 1944 at Freeman field, Seymour, Ind. His final training before going overseas was at Hendricks field, Sebring, Fla. He left the States last July 31, for Italy. He piloted a B-17 bomber over there and was stationed with the Fifteenth air force in Italy, from where he went on his last mission.
Lieutenant Boone was born west of Edina, March 10, 1920. He was graduated from Baring High school with the class of 1939, following the first two years of high school work in Edina, at St. Joseph High school. He married Miss Margaret Singleton of De Land, Fla., June 12, 1943. They have two children, Nancy Sue and Royann Sharon. The latter daughter he had never seen. Besides these and his mother he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Charles Baskett of Edina and Mrs. W. C. Nooning of Baring, and three brothers, Archie Boone of San Francisco, Cal., Raymond Boone of Oakland, Cal,, and Gene Boone at home in Edina. His father, Judge Oliver R. Boone died Dec. 26, 1944, here.
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EDINA OFFICER DIED IN ACTION
Edina, Mo., April 20. — Lt. Roy J. Boone, reported missing in action over Australia [sic], Aug. 24, 1944, was killed at that time a telegram from the war department told his mother, Mrs. Oliver Boone. A letter was received from the government confirming the telegram.
Lieutenant Boone entered the service in the army air corps at Jefferson Barracks, Jan. 3, 1942. He had training in Texas, Mississippi and Florida, where he took a complete course in radio and was graduated. He entered cadet training April 1, 1943, at Nashville, Tenn., then went to Maxwell field, Ala., and received his wings as first pilot and his commission as second lieutenant, Jan. 9, 1944 at Freeman field, Seymour, Ind. His final training before going overseas was at Hendricks field, Sebring, Fla. He left the States last July 31, for Italy. He piloted a B-17 bomber over there and was stationed with the Fifteenth air force in Italy, from where he went on his last mission.
Lieutenant Boone was born west of Edina, March 10, 1920. He was graduated from Baring High school with the class of 1939, following the first two years of high school work in Edina, at St. Joseph High school. He married Miss Margaret Singleton of De Land, Fla., June 12, 1943. They have two children, Nancy Sue and Royann Sharon. The latter daughter he had never seen. Besides these and his mother he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Charles Baskett of Edina and Mrs. W. C. Nooning of Baring, and three brothers, Archie Boone of San Francisco, Cal., Raymond Boone of Oakland, Cal,, and Gene Boone at home in Edina. His father, Judge Oliver R. Boone died Dec. 26, 1944, here.
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(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
Lt. Boone's remains were first buried in Europe and then returned to Edina, Missouri on July 09, 1949. Internment was the following day, July 10,1949. Military rites were in charge of the Veterans of Foreign War.
(Contributor: Pamela Blaine)
EDINA OFFICER DIED IN ACTION
Edina, Mo., April 20. — Lt. Roy J. Boone, reported missing in action over Australia [sic], Aug. 24, 1944, was killed at that time a telegram from the war department told his mother, Mrs. Oliver Boone. A letter was received from the government confirming the telegram.
Lieutenant Boone entered the service in the army air corps at Jefferson Barracks, Jan. 3, 1942. He had training in Texas, Mississippi and Florida, where he took a complete course in radio and was graduated. He entered cadet training April 1, 1943, at Nashville, Tenn., then went to Maxwell field, Ala., and received his wings as first pilot and his commission as second lieutenant, Jan. 9, 1944 at Freeman field, Seymour, Ind. His final training before going overseas was at Hendricks field, Sebring, Fla. He left the States last July 31, for Italy. He piloted a B-17 bomber over there and was stationed with the Fifteenth air force in Italy, from where he went on his last mission.
Lieutenant Boone was born west of Edina, March 10, 1920. He was graduated from Baring High school with the class of 1939, following the first two years of high school work in Edina, at St. Joseph High school. He married Miss Margaret Singleton of De Land, Fla., June 12, 1943. They have two children, Nancy Sue and Royann Sharon. The latter daughter he had never seen. Besides these and his mother he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Charles Baskett of Edina and Mrs. W. C. Nooning of Baring, and three brothers, Archie Boone of San Francisco, Cal., Raymond Boone of Oakland, Cal,, and Gene Boone at home in Edina. His father, Judge Oliver R. Boone died Dec. 26, 1944, here.
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(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
(Contributor: Pamela Blaine)
EDINA OFFICER DIED IN ACTION
Edina, Mo., April 20. — Lt. Roy J. Boone, reported missing in action over Australia [sic], Aug. 24, 1944, was killed at that time a telegram from the war department told his mother, Mrs. Oliver Boone. A letter was received from the government confirming the telegram.
Lieutenant Boone entered the service in the army air corps at Jefferson Barracks, Jan. 3, 1942. He had training in Texas, Mississippi and Florida, where he took a complete course in radio and was graduated. He entered cadet training April 1, 1943, at Nashville, Tenn., then went to Maxwell field, Ala., and received his wings as first pilot and his commission as second lieutenant, Jan. 9, 1944 at Freeman field, Seymour, Ind. His final training before going overseas was at Hendricks field, Sebring, Fla. He left the States last July 31, for Italy. He piloted a B-17 bomber over there and was stationed with the Fifteenth air force in Italy, from where he went on his last mission.
Lieutenant Boone was born west of Edina, March 10, 1920. He was graduated from Baring High school with the class of 1939, following the first two years of high school work in Edina, at St. Joseph High school. He married Miss Margaret Singleton of De Land, Fla., June 12, 1943. They have two children, Nancy Sue and Royann Sharon. The latter daughter he had never seen. Besides these and his mother he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Charles Baskett of Edina and Mrs. W. C. Nooning of Baring, and three brothers, Archie Boone of San Francisco, Cal., Raymond Boone of Oakland, Cal,, and Gene Boone at home in Edina. His father, Judge Oliver R. Boone died Dec. 26, 1944, here.
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In Memory of Lt. Roy J. Boone 15th Air Force, Italy. Killed in action over Marburg, Austria
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