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Rev Francis Wilbur Boyle

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Rev Francis Wilbur Boyle Veteran

Birth
Flemington Township, Polk County, Missouri, USA
Death
24 Sep 2015 (aged 90)
Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.3529528, Longitude: -119.0803306
Plot
Section G, Lot 557
Memorial ID
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Boyle served in the 526th Armored Infantry Battalion, Company B. He landed at Utah Beach in June of 1944, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He served two years in the Europe campaign after being deployed from Santa Paula, where he had lived on and off since he was 11 years old. Boyle was drafted in February 1943.
After stateside training Boyle’s unit was sent overseas in January 1944.Boyle’s unit landed on Utah Beach and then his unit worked their way through France and Belgium where they fought in the Battle of Bulge. His unit got four Battle Stars. . .they were in combat for 208 days, loss over half of our unit. He was discharged in March 1946. Post war Boyle became a Free Will Baptist minister and a Realtor/Broker. He has led 10 churches, including in Santa Paula, Boyle became a Charter Member of the WWII Memorial effort and helped in fundraising. Francis Boyle served as Business Manager for Hillsdale FWB College in the 80's.Memorial Services was at the Santa Paula Free Will Baptist Church.
Boyle served in the 526th Armored Infantry Battalion, Company B. He landed at Utah Beach in June of 1944, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He served two years in the Europe campaign after being deployed from Santa Paula, where he had lived on and off since he was 11 years old. Boyle was drafted in February 1943.
After stateside training Boyle’s unit was sent overseas in January 1944.Boyle’s unit landed on Utah Beach and then his unit worked their way through France and Belgium where they fought in the Battle of Bulge. His unit got four Battle Stars. . .they were in combat for 208 days, loss over half of our unit. He was discharged in March 1946. Post war Boyle became a Free Will Baptist minister and a Realtor/Broker. He has led 10 churches, including in Santa Paula, Boyle became a Charter Member of the WWII Memorial effort and helped in fundraising. Francis Boyle served as Business Manager for Hillsdale FWB College in the 80's.Memorial Services was at the Santa Paula Free Will Baptist Church.


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