CECIL S. BOYD, CAPT, USAF

Cecil Boyd '61

Date of birth: October 8, 1939

Date of death: January 31, 1968

Age: 28

Lucky Bag

From the 1961 Lucky Bag:

CECIL SCOTT BOYD

San Diego, California

Scott — 7th Company

Scott came to the "quiet fishing village on the banks of the Naval Academy" from San Diego, California, and avidly claims it as home with all its beaches, beautiful girls and wide open spaces. He graduated with honors from Kearney High School where he was very active in school affairs. He did quite well on the wrestling mat both at Kearney, where he placed second in the Southern California State Championships, and at the Academy where he wrestled three years for Coach Schwartz at one hundred and thirty seven pounds in the number one slot. His other interests lay in popular music, running plebes, studying the opposite sex, and eating. Although physically, he rises to no great height, with his determination and enthusiasm Scott stands out in a crowd and he will be welcomed in the Fleet.

He was also a member of the 7th Company staff (spring).

CECIL SCOTT BOYD

San Diego, California

Scott — 7th Company

Scott came to the "quiet fishing village on the banks of the Naval Academy" from San Diego, California, and avidly claims it as home with all its beaches, beautiful girls and wide open spaces. He graduated with honors from Kearney High School where he was very active in school affairs. He did quite well on the wrestling mat both at Kearney, where he placed second in the Southern California State Championships, and at the Academy where he wrestled three years for Coach Schwartz at one hundred and thirty seven pounds in the number one slot. His other interests lay in popular music, running plebes, studying the opposite sex, and eating. Although physically, he rises to no great height, with his determination and enthusiasm Scott stands out in a crowd and he will be welcomed in the Fleet.

He was also a member of the 7th Company staff (spring).

Loss

Cecil was lost on January 31, 1968 when the airplane he was piloting crashed near Zapata, Texas. A pilot trainee, he had been serving with 3641 Student Squadron, Laredo Air Force Base, Texas.

Other Information

From the June 1968 issue of Shipmate:

Capt. Boyd, who was born in Pennsylvania, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1961. He was assigned to Squadron Officers School at Greenville Air Force Base, Miss., then to Headquarters Lowry Technical Training Center, Lowry Air Force Base, Colo. He received a Master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1965, then became a project engineer, Gemini Specialty Branch, Eglin AFB, Fla. Following Squadron Officers' School at Maxwell AFB, Ala., he became a project engineer, then chairman. Project Branch, Headquarters APGC, at Eglin.
Surviving are his widow Kristin; a son, Dennis S., and two daughters, Susan and Karen, of 410 Berkeley Rd., Laredo, Tx. 78040; his mother, Mrs. Sara B. Miller of Laytone Lake, Penns Grove, N. J. 08069.

From The Gettysburg Times on February 6, 1968:

CAPT, C, BOYD, TOWN NATIVE, DIES IN CRASH
Capt. Cecil S. Boyd, 28, Laredo, Tex., a native of Gettysburg, was fatally injured last Tuesday evening at 8:08 o'clock when his T-38 training plane crashed about 20 miles southeast of Zapata, Tex., while he was on a solo training flight from the Laredo Air Force Base. Boyd was a son of Mrs. Neil Miller, the former Sara (Rife) Boyd, Penns Grove, N.J., and the late Cecil Boyd who died in 1957. A number of years ago the Boyds operated a tourist camp and garage along the Emmitsburg Rd.
ANNAPOLIS GRAD
The deceased graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961, having received his appointment there from California. Following graduation he entered the U.S. Air Force. In addition to his mother he is survived by his widow, one son, Dennis, aged five: two daughters, Susan Lynne, four, and Karen Faith, 11 months. A number of relatives reside in Adams County.

He is buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery.