More detail on this person: Boyle, Dennis M.,
retired U.S. Army Colonel, died 28 November 1998.
Col. Boyle was born in Pittsburgh, PA 8 May 1931.
He graduated from Western Maryland College in
1953, entered the Army as an Armor Officer and
attended Army Flight Training in 1956, and the
Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, MD, in
1968. He served in Vietnam: 1963-64 and 1966-67.
He was the Commanding Officer of the 18th Aviation
Battalion in Fliegerhorst, Hanau, Germany and
served as the War Plans Officer at V Corps,
Frankfurt, Germany.
His final assignment after 26 years in the Army
was as the Commanding Officer, Army Aviation
Engineering Flight Activity, Edwars AFB, CA. Col
Boyle went to work for Cubic Corporation in 1979
in International Marketing and retired from there
in 1992. During his Army career he was awarded
the Legion of Merit; Distinguished Flying Cross;
Bronze Star Medal for Valor w/two Oak Leaf
Clusters; Meritorious Service Medal; 14 Air
Medals; Army Commendation Medal w/two Oak
Leaf Clusters; Purple Heart; National Defense
Medal w/one Oak Leaf Cluster; Vietnam Service
Medal; Republic of Vietnam Service and Campaign
Medals; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with
Palm Unit Citation; and the Master Army Aviator
Badge. He was a member of the Society of
Experimental Test Pilots and the Army Aviation
Assoc. of America. Survived by his wife of 46
years, Shirley M. Boyle of San Diego, two
daughters, Denise (Craig) Boyle-Church of Mullica
Hill, NJ and Teri Boyle of San Clemente, CA.
Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, 17
December 1 p.m. with full Military Honors. There
will be a memorial service to celebrate his life
at Navy Chapel, North Island NAS, Coronado
Thursday Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. Donations may be made
in his name to the Army Aviation Assoc.
Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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