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Major George
Mills Boyd, Ph.D.,
June 23, 1926 – June 21, 2018
George Mills Boyd was born in Teaneck, NJ, and passed away in Wichita, KS, where he resided
with his wife, since retirement from the United States Air Force in 1971. George is survived by
his wife, Mattie S. Boyd; Daughter, Gertrude Boyd-Burns; Grandchildren, Brian, Larnie, and
Alitta Boyd; Nephew, Joseph Mitchell; Sister-in-Law, Annette Shepard Durham; and many more
family and friends.
George, a combat veteran, served for over 28 years with the United States Air Force. Major
Boyd is also a Documented Tuskegee Airman of WWII (Class 45G). Dr. Boyd, achieved the
grade of Colonel, and was the Commander and Director of the Kansas Wing and Department of
Civil Air Patrol. George also served as the Director of Aviation for the State of Kansas, and he
worked as an executive in several Kansas Corporations.
George Boyd received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 as a
Documented Tuskegee Airman. He received his second gold Medal as a lifetime Civil air Patrol
Participant in 2014.
Mattie and Gertrude want to acknowledge and thank all expressions of sympathy from family
and friends during this time. We have scheduled the memorial service to take place on
McConnell Air Force Base - Chapel
Starts at 10:00 am
Arlington National Cemetery
Starts at 3:00 pm
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