Boyce Nunnally
NAME: Boyce Nunnally
ASN: O-507421
PLACE OF BIRTH: Alexandria, LA
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 Nov 1924
DATES OF SERVICE:
UNIT ASSIGNED: Demolitions Platoon, 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Naples- Foggia, Anzio, Rome - Arno, Southern France
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge with one combat jump star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Silver Star Medal (Unconfirmed), Bronze Star Medal (Unconfirmed), Purple Heart Medal with oak leaf cluster (Unconfirmed), EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and three bronze campaign stars, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
Boyce Nunnally grew up in Baton Rouge, LA, and attended Gulfcoast Military Academy.
1941 - Enlisted in the Army
He was a replacement assigned as demolitions officer with the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion.
22 Jan 1944 - 2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally O-507421 Hq Co 509th PIB participates in Operation SHINGLE the Amphibious invasion of Anzio, Italy
24 Jul 1944 2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally O-507421 Hq Co 509th PIB Listed on jump manifest for Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY Force) Bn Plane 20, Hq Co Plane 11 Seat 1
15 Aug 1944 - 2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally O-507421 Hq Co 509th PIB Participates in Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY Force) the airborne invasion of Southern France
15 Sep 1944 - 2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally O-507421 Hq Co 509th PIB was wounded and captured by the Germans in Southern France near the mountainous town of Isola. He spent seven months as a POW at Oflag 64 in Szubin, Poland.
| SERIAL NUMBER | O&507421 | O&507421 |
| NAME | NUNNALLY BOYCE JR | NUNNALLY BOYCE JR |
| GRADE, ALPHA | 1 LT | First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aides |
| GRADE CODE | F | First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade |
| SERVICE CODE | 1 | ARMY |
| ARM OR SERVICE | INF | Infantry |
| ARM OR SERVICE CODE | 10 | INF: INFANTRY |
| DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) | 15 | 15 |
| DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) | 09 | 09 |
| DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) | 4 | 1944 |
| RACIAL GROUP CODE | 1 | WHITE |
| STATE OF RESIDENCE | 88 | Louisiana |
| TYPE OF ORGANIZATION | ||
| PARENT UNIT NUMBER | ||
| PARENT UNIT TYPE | ||
| AREA | 90 | North African Theatre |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) | 08 | 08 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) | 05 | 05 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) | 5 | 1945 |
| SOURCE OF REPORT | 1 | Individual has been reported through sources considered official. |
| STATUS | 8 | Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated |
| DETAINING POWER | 1 | GERMANY |
| CAMP | 045 | Oflag 64 or 21B Schubin (Moved to Usedom) Poland, Altburgund 53-17 |
| REP | ||
| POW TRANSPORT SHIPS |
13 April 1945 - 2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally O-507421 Hq Co 509th PIB makes contact with the 106th Cavalry
08 May 1945 - 2nd Lt. Boyce Nunnally O-507421 Hq Co 509th PIB is repatriated
After several escapes and recaptures, Boo was liberated on April 13, 1945 by the 106th Calvary. Boo earned two Purple Hearts (Unconfirmed), a Bronze Star (unconfirmed) and a Silver Star (unconfirmed). After the war, Boo attended Tulane University and LSU where he earned his degree in chemical engineering. Boo married his wife Catherine in New Orleans, LA in 1948, and they had three children. Boo spent several years as a chemical engineer before moving to Louisville where he attended dental school at the University of Louisville. He practiced for 35 years before retiring.
Would like to find anyone who was captured with him on the patrol out of Isola. It is written about in the book 'Stand in the Door' but the event is not described correctly. Contact bretj@me.com
We did go back to Isola and found the exact spot up in the mountains where he was captured as the German Bunkers are still there and it is still as remote as it was back in 1944. Mr. Nunnally was wounded and captured lying in a small, shallow cement ditch which is still there. Mr. Nunnally, his wife, and my family have been there twice and we have met with some of the local French citizens who were there in '44. I have attached a photo of my father in law and Mr. Nunnally standing next on the foot path next to the cement ditch where he was captured. He does recall being with several people from Aberdeen Proving Grounds as they were testing some weapons to liberate pillboxes and he was also given a grease gun for the patrol. The photographer and the other APG person were killed and he believes Pvt Joseph Galea was shot in the arm or hand and may have lost part or all of his arm. The rest of the men he can not recall their names. He did have a diary but is unable to locate it and it appears to be lost. He was brought to Oflag 64 in Schubin, Poland and it is there he met my father in law. Mr. Nunnally was finally liberated April 13, 1945 after several escapes and recaptures.
1948 - Married Catherine
11 Aug 2012 - Passed away
(Above: Lt. Boyce Nunnally is seated with back facing the rear of the M8 Scout Car. Lt. Nunnally and three other POWs seated were repatriated by the 106th Cavalry on April 13, 1945 after having escaped and recaptured several times.)
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