Personal File · AirmanKilled in Action

Joseph E. Boswell.

Co-Pilot · 328th Squadron · Of R.F.D. #1, Delton, Texas.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

Flight Officer Joe E. Boswell served as co-pilot on the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission. He was reported killed in action. The MACR index lists his serial number as T-153.

Boswell was interred in the village cemetery of Plop, Commune of Harsa, District of Prahova, Romania, alongside 1st Lt. Howard L. Dickson. A sketch of the cemetery was included in the MACR file.

His next of kin was listed as Mrs. Clara Boswell (mother), R.F.D. #1, Delton, Texas.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
Flight Officer
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
T-000153
Hometown
R.F.D. #1, Delton, Texas

Missions flown.

4 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943 — 01 Aug 1943

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record