Individual Details
Silver Joe BOYD
(20 Dec 1917 - 9 May 1979)
He joined the U.S. Army Air Force on December 26, 1940, was promoted to Technical Sergeant, served in the Pacific Theater of war on Saipan from 1941 to 1945, was transferred to Eniwetok where he helped test the first and atomic bombs, was later stationed in the U.S. Air Force Base in Mobile, Alabama.
Events
| Birth | 20 Dec 1917 | Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Birth | 20 Dec 1917 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1934 | Cabarrus County, NC - Virginia Regina FURR | | ||
| Death | 9 May 1979 | Durham, Durham County, NC | | ||
| Military | U.S Army Air Force - in World War II |  | |||
| Burial | Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Virginia Regina FURR (1917 - 1962) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Dee "Jay" BOYD (1894 - 1947) |
| Mother | Valda Lou FURR (1900 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Military
He joined the U.S. Army Air Force on December 26, 1940, was promoted to Technical Sergeant, served in the Pacific Theater of war on Saipan from 1941 to 1945, was transferred to Eniwetok where he helped test the first and atomic bombs, was later stationed in the U.S. Air Force Base in Mobile, AlabamaEndnotes
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2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 May 2019. Citing Department of Public Health, Vital Records Section. State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh..
4. findagrave.com.