William Burl Pelton
Military
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UPL 50328
1LT William Burl Pelton
Pilot
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
KIA - 16 March 1945
Pilot
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
KIA - 16 March 1945
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 488th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bolivar, New York | 10 June 1924 | |
Olean, New York | 30 June 1942 | ||
Enlisted |
Atlantic City, New Jersey | 26 February 1943 | |
Died |
Tyrrhenian Sea off of Corsica | 16 March 1945 | The a/c Pelton was piloting, B-25J 43-27551, crashed in flames into the Tyrrhenian Sea shortly after takeoff. |
Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | No Known Grave (likely entombed in sunken a/c) Tablets of the Missing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy |