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Roy Lester Boyce | |
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 Roy Lester Boyce in a newspaper (1919) | |
| Born | 3 January 1897 Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 13 April 1918 (aged 33) Apremont, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
| Cause of death | gunshot |
| Buried | Highland Cemetery
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Service number | 72,020 |
| Known for | being the first soldier from Athol, Massachusetts to die in World War 1 |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Saint-Mihiel |
| Awards |  World War I Victory Medal, Croix de Guerre, Sliver Star, Purple Heart |
| Relations | Parents: Stephen Elliot Douglas Boyce, Fannie Abby Talyor Siblings: Ruth Exlean Boyce, Alton Boyce, Ernest Boyce, Hazel Boyce |
Roy Lester Boyce (3 January 1897-13 April 1918) was an American Corporal[1] in the Company E, 104th Infantry Regiment, of the 52nd Infantry Brigade, of the 26th "Yankee" Division, who was fatally wounded in during the First World War and died in a hospital a day later.
Early life
[edit]Roy was born in Athol, Massachusetts to Stephen Elliot Douglas Boyce[2] (1861-1946) and Fannie Ann Taylor[3] (1867-1954) and was the 2nd youngest of 5 children.[4]
Military experience
[edit]Death
[edit]Roy Lester Boyce was shot by a German soldier and died a day later at a field hospital on 13 April 1918.[5] His body was buried in his hometown on 1 July 1921, following his death the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Athol was named in his honor.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boyce Roy L." www.uswarmemorials.org. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Stephen E. D. Boyce". Athol Daily News. May 27, 1946. p. 3.
- ^ "Apr 08, 1954, page 5 - Athol Daily News". Retrieved 2024-09-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ United States Massachusetts 1900 census
- ^ "Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, April 19, 1918, First, Image 1 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "A Page from North Quabbin History: Documenting the history of the Roy Boyce VFW Post #650". Athol Daily News. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Several War Cross Winners Known by Fitchburg People". Fitchburg Daily Sentinel. April 20, 1918.