Pyron, Albert James – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name in, Corporal Albert James Pyron.

Unit/Placed in, 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Albert was born approx. on 1915 in Virginia.

Father, Charlie Pyron.

Mother, No record.

Sisters, Dora, Clara, Pauline and Dorothy Pyron.

Brother, Jesse Pyron.

Albert entered the service from the District of Colombia with service number # 33155958.

Albert’s crewmembers onboard the B-24;

Colonel Arthur W. Meehan Pilot

Major Raymond S. Morse Co pilot

1st Lt. John K. Booroojy Unknown

1st Lt. Robert E. Kinsella Unknown

1st Lt. Wallace S. Sorenson Unknown

S/Sgt. William J. Whitman Unknown

Sgt. Vico W. Jordan Unknown

Sgt. Jimmy N. Wayfa Unknown

Cpl. Albert J. Pyron Unknown

Cpl. Forrest C. Schooler Unknown

Albert was KIA it failed to return (no record), on Nov. 16, 1942, and he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Albert is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial,Manila, Metro Manila,

National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to pacificwrecks.com http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/41-11902.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian