Robert Boyce’s Photographs
Open gallery
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Photo of a plane. Back reads, "Empty bomb boys and hungry for gas." Taken Jan-1945
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Boyce's crew posed outside of their bomber
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Bombs leaving the plane
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Soldier working on the engine of a plane
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Cairo in Sept. of 1944. Pictured are Lt. Boyce, Lt. Rose, and Lt. Bonner
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Artwork on bombers
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Bomber plane
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Soldiers parachuting
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Soldier next to bomber
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Local man carrying fish in China
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Picture of local life in China
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Cpt. Boyce
Photo of a plane. Back reads, "Empty bomb boys and hungry for gas." Taken Jan-1945
Images in this collection includes photographs taken during Boyce’s service during WWII.
Submitted by Mindy Ward, Robert Boyce’s daughter
Robert Boyce
Army
Captain
Served in: World War IICpt. Boyce served in the 373rd Bomber Squad, 308th Group, 14th Air Force until 1944, and then transferred to the 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, 14th Air Force.
From April 1942 to September 1942 he worked at Goodfellow Air Force Base.
