Reece Othell Pilkington
Military
Object Number - UPL 64429 - T/Sgt Reese O. Pilkington
Assigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Prisoner of War (POW). 28-Mar-44 was one of 8 crew members to bail out of B-17 42-97166 'Old Gatemouth' piloted by Wm. A. Young. Plane was hit with flak near bombing run. Plane was successfully returned to England.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory, Korean service medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15113054 / O-681488
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old gatemouth
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hemphill, Texas | 10 August 1924 | Born Hemphill, Texas |
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Enlisted |
3 November 1942 | ||
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 28 March 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIb |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1953 | ||
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Died |
Marshall, Texas | 18 March 1962 | Died Marshall, Texas |
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Buried |
Center Cemetery Harleton, Texas | 20 March 1962 | Interred Center Cemetery Harleton, Texas |
Revisions
Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 416 Snetterton Falcons by Doherty and Ward, pp.116-119. MACR 3591; Snetterton Falcons, page 99 & 118 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
