Richard Hyland Boyce (1930 - 1958)

Born 9 Dec 1930 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Margaret Dahlquist — married 19 Sep 1954 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Died 4 Jun 1958 at age 27 in near Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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Biography

Descendant of William HIckok, immigrant ancestor of Farmington, Colony of Connecticut.

Richard Boyce is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Air Force 1953-1958

U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Richard Hyland Boyce died in the crash of a military jet.

Richard Hyland Boyce, son of Lenox Boyce and Marianne Hyland, was born 9 December 1930^[1][2] in Seattle, King Co., Washington.^[3]

The 1940 U.S. Census showed Richard L. [sic] Boyce living in Seattle with his mother, sister, aunt, and maternal grandparents.^[4]

On 16 March 1941, guests to the traditional Sunday family night supper at the Seattle home of Ivan and Helen Hyland were greeted by ten-year-old Richard Hyland Boyce and his nine-year-old sister Nancy Boyce, who gave the guests carnations with tiny white parchment cards, announcing the engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Hyland's daughter Kate Louise Hyland to F. A. Sanzo of Stamford, Connecticut.^[5]

On 18 February 1953 Richard Hyland Boyce enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served in the 407th Air Refueling Squadron, 4061st Air Refueling Wing, Air Force, at Malstrom Air Force Base, Montana. He was a first lieutenant.^[1][2][6]

Richard married Anna Margaret Dahlquist on 19 September 1954 in Seattle.^[3]

Richard was only 28 years old when he died on 4 June 1958,^[2][1] as did first lieutenant Paul M. Moore, 24, of Cozaddale, Ohio, when the T33 jet trainer that they were flying on a routine combat readiness mission crashed and burned 17 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, between Beaver Lake and the Little Susitna River.^[6]

Burial was at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado.^[2]

Richard was survived by his wife Anna, his mother and step-father [Bertrand M. Bryant,^[6] sister, and maternal grandmother.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925 - 1970," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Feb 2022), imaged Application for Headstone or Marker, Richard Hyland Boyce, service no. 30659A, died 4 June 1958; citing, in part, Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925-06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776-1970 ARC: 596118 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17906458/richard-hyland-boyce : accessed 07 February 2022), memorial page for 1st Lt Richard Hyland Boyce (9 Dec 1930–4 Jun 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17906458, citing United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Angela Owens Jando (contributor 46796783).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854 - 2013," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Feb 2022); imaged certificate of marriage, State of Washington, Richard Hyland Boyce - Anna Margaret Dahlquist, 19 September 1954, Thomsen Chapel, St. Mark's Cathedral [Seattle]; citing "Washington State Archives. Olympic, Washington: Washington State Archives".
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K936-FXY : 7 February 2022), Richard L Boyce in household of Ivan L Hyland, Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-287, sheet 5A, line 17, family 93, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4382.
5. ↑ "Miss Hyland to wed in April," The Seattle [Washington] Star, 19 March 1941, p. 11 , col. 5; image, Newspapers.com (https://newspapers.com : accessed 7 February 2022)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Alaska Crash Kills 2 Officers," The [Tacoma, Washington] News Tribune, 5 June 1958, p. 17 , col. 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://newspapers.com : accessed 7 February 2022)