William Lloyd Tingle
Military ROLL OF HONOURFrom family archive
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.
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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: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17017977 / O-440334
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14012196 / O-419578
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39165066
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20744087
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14073155
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Francis X
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 14 April 1917 | BornSan Antonio, Texas |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lorient, France | 21 October 1942 | Aircraft lost near Lorient, France. Circumstances unknown. His remains have never been recovered. |
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 |
Buried Memorialised |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Texas | 1 January 1948 | MemorialisedFort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio, Texas |
Enlisted |
Manchester, New Hampshire | 11 July 1941 | EnlistedManchester, New Hampshire |
Revisions
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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