Hampton E. Boggs Military person

Hampton Edward Boggs (17 August 1921, Garvin, Oklahoma - 31 January 1953, Truax Field, Wisconsin) was the United States 2nd highest scoring air ace with the 459th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group during the China - Burma - India (CBI) campaign during World War II and served as a pilot during the Korean War. A fighter pilot with the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) flying the Curtiss P-40, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre aircraft and also the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Personal facts

Hampton E. Boggs
Birth dateAugust 17, 1921
Birth place
Oklahoma , Garvin Oklahoma
Date of deathJanuary 31, 1953
Place of death
Wisconsin , Dane County Regional Airport
Resting place
Denison Oklahoma

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Military person

award
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
military operations
Korean War
World War II
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
military branch
United States Army Air Forces
service start1941
service end1953

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