U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor victim returning home

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U.S. Navy 1st Class Fireman Fred H. Boyer, originally from Tipton County, was identified in July 2024 as a casualty of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was 22 years old at the time of the attack and the son of Mr. & Mrs. Roy D. Boyer. He was one of 106 crewman killed during the attack on the USS West Virginia.

Fireman Fred H. Boyer will come home this month. He is scheduled to arrive at the Indianapolis International Airport at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.

The route taken to arrive in Tipton is planned to be northbound on State Road 19 from Hamilton County up to Jefferson Street and then turn left to Young-Nichols Funeral Home; anticipated arrival is 3 p.m. The public is encouraged to line the route in town to honor Fireman Boyer.

He will be laid to rest with his parents during a graveside service at the Kempton Cemetery at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. Military honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy.