Horace served as a Corporal & Engineer / Gunner on B-24J "Temptation" #44-40617, 98th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Pratt County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 7, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40617 took off, with a crew of 11, from Harmon Field, Guam on a bombing mission over the Marcus Islands. While over the target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which knocked out one of the engines and punctured a fuel tank. B-24J #44-40617 ended up ditching in the sea due to the damage they had sustained. Two crew members were later rescued and the rest of the crew was lost.
Horace was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37527385
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40617:
Dibblee, Francis R. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Finnerty, Robert F. ~ Corp, Gunner, CT
Hunt, Alexander W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Lowe, John K. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Nichols, Darwin O. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Phillips, Zane G. ~ Corp, Radio Operator, AL
Pliler, Horace W., Jr. ~ Corp, Engineer, KS
Scimeca, Roy R. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Slevin, Joseph A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, IL
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Airmen who survived from B-24J #44-40617:
De Roo, Raymond E. ~ Corp, Gunner
Vigue, Harold L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, ME
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Horace W. Pliler, Jr.
Service # 37527385
Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces
98th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Kansas
Died: 08-May-45
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, United States
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Pratt County, Kansas...Killed In Action...Engineer on B-24J-170-CO Liberator "Temptation" #44-40617 that was damaged by flak over Marcus Island and ditched 70 miles northeast of Saipan.
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He resided in Pratt County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 7, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40617 took off, with a crew of 11, from Harmon Field, Guam on a bombing mission over the Marcus Islands. While over the target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which knocked out one of the engines and punctured a fuel tank. B-24J #44-40617 ended up ditching in the sea due to the damage they had sustained. Two crew members were later rescued and the rest of the crew was lost.
Horace was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37527385
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40617:
Dibblee, Francis R. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Finnerty, Robert F. ~ Corp, Gunner, CT
Hunt, Alexander W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Lowe, John K. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Nichols, Darwin O. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Phillips, Zane G. ~ Corp, Radio Operator, AL
Pliler, Horace W., Jr. ~ Corp, Engineer, KS
Scimeca, Roy R. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Slevin, Joseph A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, IL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-24J #44-40617:
De Roo, Raymond E. ~ Corp, Gunner
Vigue, Harold L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, ME
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Horace W. Pliler, Jr.
Service # 37527385
Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces
98th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Kansas
Died: 08-May-45
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, United States
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Pratt County, Kansas...Killed In Action...Engineer on B-24J-170-CO Liberator "Temptation" #44-40617 that was damaged by flak over Marcus Island and ditched 70 miles northeast of Saipan.
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Horace served as a Corporal & Engineer / Gunner on B-24J "Temptation" #44-40617, 98th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Pratt County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 7, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40617 took off, with a crew of 11, from Harmon Field, Guam on a bombing mission over the Marcus Islands. While over the target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which knocked out one of the engines and punctured a fuel tank. B-24J #44-40617 ended up ditching in the sea due to the damage they had sustained. Two crew members were later rescued and the rest of the crew was lost.
Horace was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37527385
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40617:
Dibblee, Francis R. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Finnerty, Robert F. ~ Corp, Gunner, CT
Hunt, Alexander W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Lowe, John K. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Nichols, Darwin O. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Phillips, Zane G. ~ Corp, Radio Operator, AL
Pliler, Horace W., Jr. ~ Corp, Engineer, KS
Scimeca, Roy R. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Slevin, Joseph A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, IL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-24J #44-40617:
De Roo, Raymond E. ~ Corp, Gunner
Vigue, Harold L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, ME
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Horace W. Pliler, Jr.
Service # 37527385
Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces
98th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Kansas
Died: 08-May-45
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, United States
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Pratt County, Kansas...Killed In Action...Engineer on B-24J-170-CO Liberator "Temptation" #44-40617 that was damaged by flak over Marcus Island and ditched 70 miles northeast of Saipan.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Pratt County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 7, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40617 took off, with a crew of 11, from Harmon Field, Guam on a bombing mission over the Marcus Islands. While over the target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which knocked out one of the engines and punctured a fuel tank. B-24J #44-40617 ended up ditching in the sea due to the damage they had sustained. Two crew members were later rescued and the rest of the crew was lost.
Horace was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37527385
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40617:
Dibblee, Francis R. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Finnerty, Robert F. ~ Corp, Gunner, CT
Hunt, Alexander W. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Lowe, John K. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Nichols, Darwin O. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Phillips, Zane G. ~ Corp, Radio Operator, AL
Pliler, Horace W., Jr. ~ Corp, Engineer, KS
Scimeca, Roy R. ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
Slevin, Joseph A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, IL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-24J #44-40617:
De Roo, Raymond E. ~ Corp, Gunner
Vigue, Harold L. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, ME
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Horace W. Pliler, Jr.
Service # 37527385
Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces
98th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Kansas
Died: 08-May-45
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, United States
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Pratt County, Kansas...Killed In Action...Engineer on B-24J-170-CO Liberator "Temptation" #44-40617 that was damaged by flak over Marcus Island and ditched 70 miles northeast of Saipan.
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