Born in Marysville, California, October 3, 1921 Graduated from the Yuba High School, Marysville, California, June 1939
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1939 Animal Science Curriculum
Member Philo Delphos (Sigma Nu) Fraternity Member ASUCD Executive Committee President Ski Club 1940-41
Awarded Silver Medal for Intermural Boxing, 174 lb. Class
Completed three semesters in residence and withdrew to enlist

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted as Aviation Cadet, McClelland Field, California, January 1942.
Assigned to the Army Air Forces School, Roswell, New Mexico, 21 January 1942. Graduated with Honors and granted Honorable Discharge, 26 August 1942

COMMISSIONED Second Lieutenant, AUS, 27 August 1942

Service Assignments

Assigned to the AAF Base at Walla Walla, Washington.
In Service 9 months and 5 days.

Lieutenant Boyd was killed on a routine flight, 26 October 1942 near Pendleton, Oregon

Decorations and Awards

CITATION signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States Personal Letters of Commendation to Parents from:
Paul L. Barton, Lieutenant Colonel, Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold, Commanding General, Army Air Forces
George H. Marshall, General and Chief of Staff, United States Army

* ‘…trouble developed with the twin-engine Bomber he was piloting but he stayed with the controls after ordering the three other crew members to bail out. He could not leave the ship in time which crashed into the side of a mountain.’