Name:
Arthur Sidney Boyd
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37434886
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-07-25
State:
California
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Arthur Sidney Boyd was born on July 25, 1921 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He was the son of Walter Sidney Boyd and Mary Stella Reid Parker. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant and Waist Gunner of an aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on July 25, 1943 and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. Arthur was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.