William Owen Pile
MilitaryFrom Chickasha Warrior Class 43-G
Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Mayen Bridge over Notte River, Germany. Shot down by fighters 1st Lt William O Pile managed to keep the aircraft under control, allowing most of the crew to bale out. Crashed 10 miles past Bastogne. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11464.
Awards: DFC, AM (10 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17079475 / O-747034
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14173424 / O-830759
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Miss Kam & Blond Rebel
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 February 1920 | Son of Herman Owen and Mary Barnett [Boggs] Pile. | |
Enlisted |
15 October 1940 | ||
Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Mayen Bridge over Notte River, Germany. Shot down by fighters 1st Lt William O Pile managed to keep the aircraft under control, allowing most of the crew to bale out. Crashed 10 miles past Bastogne. KIA. MACR 11464. | |
Buried |
10 November 2015 | Interred Arlington National Cemetery | |
Born |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium | ||
Buried |
Memorialised Mount Pleasant Cemetery Kingston Ross County Ohio, USA |
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