Difference between revisions of "Samuel M. Boyce"
(Created page with "=Samuel Minor Boyce= ==Personal History== ==Military History== ===Awards and Honors=== ==Death== ==Gallery== ==References:== Category:Veteran") |
|||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | =Samuel Minor Boyce= | + | {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 0px;" |
| − | ==Personal History== | + | |colspan="3" style="color:white; background-color:black;"|'''Samuel M. Boyce''' |
| − | ==Military History== | + | |- |
| − | ===Awards and Honors=== | + | |[[Main Page#Browse the Veterans| Return to the Main Page]] |
| − | ==Death== | + | |rowspan="2"|[[Chambless M. Chesnutt| Next Veteran >>><br /> Chambless M. Chesnutt]] |
| − | ==Gallery== | + | |- |
| + | |[[Vietnam War Veterans| Back to the Vietnam War Page]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | =PO3 Samuel Minor Boyce= | ||
| + | [[File:boyceportrait.jpg|thumb|Samuel Minor Boyce [[#References:|<sup>1<sup>]]]] | ||
| + | ===Personal History=== | ||
| + | Samuel Boyce was born on February 21, 1947 in Dardanelle, Yell County, AR, USA to parents Charles W. Boyce (1917 – 1996) and Elaine Minor Boyce (May 31, 1920 - Oct. 23, 2014). He had an older brother Charles Clay Boyce (1943-2009). Boyce studied at Arkansas State Teachers College before joining the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy U.S. Navy.] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Military History=== | ||
| + | Samuel Boyce joined the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy United States Navy] and served as a Petty Officer Third Class ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioman Radioman Third Class]) from 1966-1968. His Vietnam tour date began June 15, 1967, in which he served in the A-92-2, River Assault Squadron 9, TF 117 until his death in 1968. His service number was B706457. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====Awards and Honors==== | ||
| + | Samuel Boyce was awarded these honors and awards: | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart Purple Heart] | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal National Defense Service Medal] | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Campaign_Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal] | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Service_Medal Vietnam Service Medal] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Death=== | ||
| + | Samuel Minor Boyce died on February 6th, 1968 in Vinh Long, Vietnam from hostile combat. He is buried at Brearley Cemetary in Dardanelle, Arkansas and is also memorialized at the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 37E, Line 49, as well as the Yell County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Arkansas, USA. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File: vietnamwar.jpg | ||
| + | File:boyceheadstone.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
==References:== | ==References:== | ||
| + | *https://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=boyce&GSfn=samuel&GSmn=m&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=4&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=141699352&df=all& | ||
| + | *https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXT-Y6P | ||
| + | *https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=413349 | ||
| + | *http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=322831 | ||
| + | *http://www.usfallenwarriors.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=102810 | ||
| + | *http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/oct/26/eagle-scout-project-memorial-yell-county-vietnam-v/ | ||
| + | *http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/5108/SAMUEL-M-BOYCE?page=1#remembrances | ||
| + | |||
[[Category:Veteran]] | [[Category:Veteran]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Vietnam War Veterans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Navy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 17 April 2017
| Samuel M. Boyce | ||
| Return to the Main Page | Next Veteran >>> Chambless M. Chesnutt | |
| Back to the Vietnam War Page | ||
Contents
PO3 Samuel Minor Boyce
Samuel Minor Boyce 1
Personal History
Samuel Boyce was born on February 21, 1947 in Dardanelle, Yell County, AR, USA to parents Charles W. Boyce (1917 – 1996) and Elaine Minor Boyce (May 31, 1920 - Oct. 23, 2014). He had an older brother Charles Clay Boyce (1943-2009). Boyce studied at Arkansas State Teachers College before joining the U.S. Navy.
Military History
Samuel Boyce joined the United States Navy and served as a Petty Officer Third Class (Radioman Third Class) from 1966-1968. His Vietnam tour date began June 15, 1967, in which he served in the A-92-2, River Assault Squadron 9, TF 117 until his death in 1968. His service number was B706457.
Awards and Honors
Samuel Boyce was awarded these honors and awards:
Death
Samuel Minor Boyce died on February 6th, 1968 in Vinh Long, Vietnam from hostile combat. He is buried at Brearley Cemetary in Dardanelle, Arkansas and is also memorialized at the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 37E, Line 49, as well as the Yell County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Arkansas, USA.
Gallery
References:
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=boyce&GSfn=samuel&GSmn=m&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=4&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=141699352&df=all&
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXT-Y6P
- https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=413349
- http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=322831
- http://www.usfallenwarriors.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=102810
- http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/oct/26/eagle-scout-project-memorial-yell-county-vietnam-v/
- http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/5108/SAMUEL-M-BOYCE?page=1#remembrances
