William Lloyd Tingle
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
From family archive
Object Number - UPL 23776 - First Lieutenant William L Tingle, Co-Pilot, Francis X
Assigned to 342BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-Oct-42 in B-17 41-24441 'Francis X' while serving as Co-Pilot. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12043729
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029080 at enlistment, then O-435706
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Intelligence, S-2 Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19013914
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025350
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 14 April 1917 | BornSan Antonio, Texas |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lorient, France | 21 October 1942 | Aircraft lost near Lorient, France. Circumstances unknown. His remains have never been recovered. |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK | 1 January 1946 | Commemorated on the Wall of the MissingCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, Cambs, UK |
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Buried Memorialised |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Texas | 1 January 1948 | MemorialisedFort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio, Texas |
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Enlisted |
Manchester, New Hampshire | 11 July 1941 | EnlistedManchester, New Hampshire |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763796
https://www.fold3.com/image/687692488
https://www.fold3.com/record/83366484/william-l-tingle-us-wwii-army-enl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717682865/tingle-william-l-us-defense-powm…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294972/william-lloyd-tingle
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70902810/william-lloyd-tingle
Lee Cunningham 17-Nov-2014. Added KIA and Commemoration events; edited biography for crew position.
Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor