Serviceman

William H. Pingel

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

36566413

Rank

s/Sgt (14 July 1944), s/Sgt (21 July 1944), S/Sgt (9 September 1944)

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 144, 191

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• James W. Loughner Crew · 817th
• Charles E. Rarey Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Charles E. Rarey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 191); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · Listed with the Charles E. Rarey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 191); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 69, 15 August 1944 · St. Tropez · Listed with the James W. Loughner crew, which flew it per its history (p. 144); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 81, 29 August 1944 · Moravská Ostrava · Listed with the James W. Loughner crew, which flew it per its history (p. 144); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Morning reports

3 entries, first 14 July 1944, last 9 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1944-07-14 817th: fr duty to DS Rest Camp Isle Capri FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 20 LT
• 1944-07-21 817th: Szt fr DS Rest Cruap Isle Capri to duty
• 1944-09-09 817th: S/Set

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 800, roll 481431546 p. 814, roll 570165454 p. 474