Biographical Information

Name:

Boyd Howard Kemper

Date of Birth:

1923

Place of Birth:

Kansas City, MO

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

KS

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War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

4th Air Force, 412 Fighter Group, 29th Fighter Squadron

Location of Service:

Kansas City, Kansas; St. Louis, Missouri; Iowa; Santa Ana and Visalia, California; Santa Maria Air Force Base, Marana, Chandler, Arizona

Highest Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Branch of Service:

Army

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran served in the Reserves during the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

?-1983

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item]

Interviewer:

Gary W. Swanson 

Donor:

Robert O. Babcock

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Americans Remembered, Inc.

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9576

Subjects:

Kemper, Boyd
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Boyd Kemper Collection (AFC/2001/001/9576), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress