 |
NAME Boyd McMahon |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 256313 |
|
| UNIT VMSB-232 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD Milford, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Brother, Mr. Bertram McMahon of Faulkner, IL |
||
| DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1914 in Chicago, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE December 28, 1936 |
DATE OF LOSS September 3, 1941 |
||
| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Oahu |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing, not in action |
||
| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Staff Sergeant Boyd McMahon was an enlisted pilot assigned to VMSB-232, a Marine scout bomber squadron stationed at Ewa Field, Oahu. On 3 September 1941, McMahon and TSgt. Loren W. Yentoch took one of the squadron’s aircraft out on a routine instrument flight. They departed Ewa Field at 1300 hours, and never returned to base. Both Marines were declared dead as of 3 September 1942. |
||||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Staff Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
|
Biography:
Contact the webmaster for more information about this Marine.
Articles & Records:
