William Burl Pelton

Military
media-50328.jpeg UPL 50328 1LT William Burl Pelton
Pilot
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
KIA - 16 March 1945

Object Number - UPL 50328 - 1LT William Burl Pelton Pilot 340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF KIA - 16 March 1945

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 488th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bolivar, New York 10 June 1924
Olean, New York 30 June 1942

Enlisted

Atlantic City, New Jersey 26 February 1943

Died

Tyrrhenian Sea off of Corsica 16 March 1945 The a/c Pelton was piloting, B-25J 43-27551, crashed in flames into the Tyrrhenian Sea shortly after takeoff.

Buried

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial No Known Grave (likely entombed in sunken a/c) Tablets of the Missing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy

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