Prescott Carlton Piper
MilitaryPrescott Piper was a Bombardier in the 463rd Bomb Group / 775th Bomb Squadron (15th Air Force), in Italy. He was killed on board B-17 # 42-31685 on the 10 May 1944 mission to the Wiener Neustadt aircraft factory, Austria. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4660.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Service Numbers: 32751474
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Service Numbers: 32573761
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 32869413
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35792727
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | 18 January 1918 | the son of Prescott and Henrietta Marie (Ramp) Piper |
Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | 17 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Vöstenhof, Austria | 10 May 1944 | in the loss of B-17 # 42-31685 |
Buried |
Pottschach, Austria | 14 May 1944 | Initially buried 14 May 1944 in the Pottschach Community cemetery; his remains were brought to Belgium after the war |
Cook County, Illinois, United States | |||
Buried |
Prescott Piper rests at Plot A, Row 38, Grave 26 |
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Sources
MACR 4660
NARA WWII Enlistment records
"Searching for Stanley - Unforgotten Hero of World War II", by Kay Hughes, niece and Harold E. Dwyer, brother, of Pilot Stanley N. Dwyer (iUniverse books - 2011)
Contacts with the Stanley Dwyer family.