Name:
John Joseph, Jr. Boyle
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
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Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-26
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Cemetery:
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cem., PA
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John Joseph Boyle, Jr. was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania. He served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. TSgt Boyle died on February 26, 1945 during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery, Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. His rank on his headstone is SSGT or Staff Sergeant.