Victim of September 11
compiled by Barbara Gill
Victim of September 11
Born February 2, 1948, “Bud” Boone knew that his lineage went back to Squire Boone, Daniel’s brother, but had never found the time to research records for the connection. It was one of those things on his “to do” list.
Here we want to tell his story. We Boone’s come from a strong line with lots of the American spirit!
Submitted by Ivan D. Lancaster of Trafalgar, Indiana
OFFICER FROM INDIANA
An Army officer from Indiana was “at ground zero” when an aircraft that was hijacked by terrorists slammed into the Pentagon, his son said. Lt. Col. Canfield Boone was among 189 people on a list of those still unaccounted for that was released Friday by the Defense Department.
Boone, 53, was in his office on the second floor of the Pentagon’s E-ring, “right exactly where the plane hit” Tuesday morning, his son Andy Boone said in a telephone interview from the family home in Fairfax, Va. “He was at ground zero when the plane hit,” 21-year-old Andy Boone said.
Defense officials told family members at a briefing Thursday that they should not expect any more survivors from the Pentagon crash, he said.
Canfield Boone grew up in Milan, and later moved to Indianapolis, where he attended Butler University and met his wife, Linda.
Footnote: A memorial service for Colonel Canfield Boone was held on Saturday, September 29th followed by his burial at Arlington National Cemetery as well as one honoring him at the National Guard Building in Arlington on Monday, October 1st.