Robert J. BoisJoli
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Robert J. BoisJoli served in World War II.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces beginning on June 9, 1945. He was assigned to Aircraft Maintenance Engineering stateside. He was discharged on March 1, 1949.
His rank was Sergeant, and his job was by turn Chief Clerk or Administrative Specialist at Maintenance Headquarters.
Mr. BoisJoli was born in 1928, the son of Archie and Sylvia BoisJoli.
Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form; veteran’s account (below)
“As a Chief Clerk or Administrative Specialist, my job was to verify the mechanics’ work on the various airplanes we serviced. The planes were C-47, C-45, AT-11, AT-6, B-25, A-26--no jets, as jets were unheard of at the time. The reports I had to file with Air Force Headquarters were twice a day, six days a week, or no pilots flew. At Maintenance Headquarters, we were the final verification to allow the planes to fly. At our base, the pilots were trained in different planes. I flew with some pilots to find out various problems, etc.”
