James Nelson Boyden

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James Nelson Boyden, 1927-2020

Jim died on February 26, 2020, having been in poor health for the last several years. Jim was a past MPHS President, a great researcher and a wealth of knowledge. His collecting passion was WWI, particularly the AEF in BEF area. His two books on the AEF in the BEF are the standard for the subject. At the Portland show several years ago we presented Jim with his Outstanding MPHS Service Award. I enjoyed my time with Jim at our board meetings. We had a common interest in the WWI area. On one of our Alaska camping trips, Joy and I stopped by to visit with Jim and his wife and spent a pleasant afternoon with the two of them. He was a good friend and a great member of the MPHS. We will miss him.

Ed Dubin

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Books by Jim, as listed on the MPHS website: US Air Service in the British Isles 1917-1919 and The AEF in the BEFj

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Jim’s thoroughness of research and his passion for his subject come through in one of his first articles for the Bulletin in the January 1983 issue, and in all of his subsequent work. B.E.F. Postal Numbers Used by American Divisions in WWI.

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