William Owen Pile

Military
media-32452.jpeg UPL 32452 William O Pile Aviation Cadet Class 43-G

From Chickasha Warrior Class 43-G

Object Number - UPL 32452 - William O Pile Aviation Cadet 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

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

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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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