CA CA - Bruce Boughton, 23, Vacaville, 4 May 1975

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Bruce E. Boughton



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: May 04, 1975
Location Last Seen: Vacaville, Solano County, California

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1951-1952
• Age: 23 years old***
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 6" (66 inches)
• Weight: 140 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown/Curly/Wavy/Mustache
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Possibly eyewear
• Other Personal Items: Orange 1971 Datsun 110 4-door sedan; Pennsylvania license plate# 855745, expiration year 1972.
• Identifiers: Unknown

***Some agencies report he went missing at age 24.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Boughton was last seen in Vacaville, California on May 4, 1975. He has never been seen or heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Boughton was driving an orange 1971 Datsun 110. He was reported missing on May 15, 1979. The reporting party believes that he went to Lake Berryessa after his wife moved away, although no additional clothing was taken from his apartment.

Boughton was in the Air Force and was stationed at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California at the time. He may possibly have relatives in Pennsylvania and New York. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Vacaville Police Department: (707) 449-5200; (707) 449-5272
  Reference Case #: 79-295533

NamUs Case Number: MP18530
NCIC Case Number: Not available

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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Henry Frank Boughton (1920-unknown) - Find a...

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Martha Mae Estelle Boughton (1924-1986) - Find a...

Suggested edit: MARTHA MAE BOUGHTON, 62, of 12 Orange St., Waverly, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 1986, at the Tioga General Hospital after an extended illness. Born April 18, 1924, in Sayre, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Irving Estella and Helena Diffenbaugh. She was a member of the Grace...

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This appears to be his parents's graves. On Ancestry, there's a record of him in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 but with a death date of 6 May, 1975, two days after he was last seen. This leads me to believe he was declared dead, since he also shows up dead on the Social Security records.

I found photos of him in a Waverly, New York yearbook, and a photo of his 1973 wedding announcement, both with somewhat clearer pictures: Jun 30, 1973, page 3 - The Evening Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

Bruce was suggested back in 2014 as a potential match for this Harris County John Doe, from 1982: TX - TX - Jersey Village, WhtMale 30-40, UP733, hit by car, scars, clothes, cowboy boots, Nov'82