More detail on this person: LTC Bobby K. Boyd
died in Queensland, Australia on 3 January 2005
and was interred with full military honors in
Arlington National Cemetery at Ft. Myer, VA on 14
July 2005. He came from Tahoka and entered A&M
with the Class of 1953 in September 1949. On the
'Annex' Bobby was in Company 7 and joined 'E'
Battery Field Artillery for his sophomore year. He
then received an appointment to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, where he spent the 1951-52 school
year. Returning to A&M ('jumping ship' according
to ex-roommate Eddie Bennett) in September 1952
he was assigned to the Corps Staff as a junior. As
a senior he was appointed a Cadet Colonel and
Commander of the 1st Regiment for the school year
1953-54 and graduated with the Class of '54. He
went on active duty with the Army in October 1954
and attended Infantry, Airborne, Ranger and
Special Forces courses, in addition to German and
Spanish language courses. In his primary MOS of
Special Forces Officer he served tours in Germany
and in South America. Later he served two tours in
Vietnam, being wounded and med evacuated to
Australia. After his recuperation he was in charge
of the US R&R Center in Australia before returning
to the US and getting out of the service in 1971.
During his time in Vietnam he received the Purple
Heart, the Air Medal w/2nd Oak Leaf Cluster, the
CIB and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/Silver
Star plus other awards and decorations. He later
returned to Australia where he was active in the
real estate field and the restaurant business. He
founded, 'Nacho's', the first traditional Mexican
(!) restaurant in Australia and later owned the
'Silverado Saloon & Grill'. He owned waterfront
properties on the northern beaches of Sydney, a
35' mariner sail boat and later a small ranch in
Queensland. He retired in 1999 and spent two years
commuting back and forth to Ft. Worth to care for
his brother Bill, who passed away in 1991. Bobby
is survived by his wife Coralie (Derna) Boyd in
Sandstone Point, Queensland, Australia and two
daughters from a previous marriage. His funeral
was attended by Derna, some mates from
Australia, and other close friends from the US.
Most of the details associated with his interment
at Arlington were handled by COL (Ret) Robert
(Bob) Browne '53."
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Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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