Robert served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-26B #42-96100, 555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kirkville, Onondaga County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on October 31, 1941, prior to the war, in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" over France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-660573
Son of Grover Griffin Kingsley and Anna L. Moyer Kingsley.
Husband of Donna Hossbein Kingsley.
Father of Deanna Kingsley.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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News Articles:
( Articles supplied by FRH )
"Robert E. Kingsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kingsley of Boston, Mass., and a grandson of the late Minnie B. Moyer of this village, will leave Friday morning for Chickasha, Okla., where he will train to become a flying cadet. Mr. Kingsley attended Syracuse University and was affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity. The Kingsleys are summer residents of Kirkville," The Eagle-Bulletin, 10/31/1941.
"Two Syracusans, 14 others from Central New York, and a total of 78 from New York State, are among members of Class 42-E fighter-fliers who are receiving their war wings at seven different pilot schools in the country this week. The class represented every state in the Union, and is the largest in history to graduate...Others from the Central New York section, all lieutenants, are:...Robert E. Kingsley, R. D. 2, Kirkville," The Post-Standard, 5/17/1942.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27, according to a telegram from the war department received by his wife,...Lt. Kingsley was stationed in England 10 months. He completed 50 missions in March, and holds the distinguished flying cross and the air medal. In his last letter to his wife written May 25, he looked forward to coming home this summer. He wrote that he was worn out from the heavy schedules of two or thee missions a day. Since he was overseas, Lt. Kingsley has piloted three planes. His first co-pilot and bombardier were killed in action, but he did not say whether he was in the plane at that time. When he entered service in November, 1941, he had completed three years at Syracuse university, where he
majored in business administration and was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He won his wings May 20, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley Hills, Mass. Lt. Kingsley has a one and one-half-year old daughter, Deanna," The Post-Standard, 6/13/1944.
"Mrs. Donna Hossbein Kingsley of this village (Kirkville) has been informed by the war department that her husband, Lieut. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27. Lieut. Kingsley has been stationed in England for 10 months and had completed 50 missions in March. He had a distinguished flying cross and an air medal. Mrs. Kingsley had a letter from her husband dated March 25 in which he expressed hopes of coming home this summer. He entered service in Nov. 1941 after three years at Syracuse University and won his wings in May, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley, Mass. Lieut. Kingsley also has an 18-months old daughter Deanna," The Eagle-Bulletin, 6/16/1944.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, pilot with the Ninth air force who was reported missing in action, was killed in action on May 27, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Donna H. Kingsley of Kirkville. A French family living near Paris wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover G. Kingsley of 55 Arnold rd., Wellesley Hills, Mass., that they had witnessed the crash of his plane. Lt. Kingsley enlisted as an aviation cadet in the U. S. army air forces in May, 1941, when he was a junior at Syracuse university. He received pilot training at Chicasha and Enid, Okla., and Lake Charles, La. After receiving his wings in May,
1942, he instructed for several months at Midland, Tex., where he applied for tactical combat flying and was assigned to Barksdale Field, La., as pilot of a B-26 Marauder. In June, 1943, he flew his plane and crew to England. He had completed more than 65 missions and had been decorated with the air medal with eight oak leaf clusters and the distinguished flying cross. Besides his wife and parents, he leaves a two-year-old daughter, Deanna Lynn; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Kingsley of East Syracuse; and two sisters, Mrs. John L. Scott and Mrs. David S. Imrie, both of Wellesley Hills," The Post-Standard, 3/2/1945.
Kirkville P.O., according to World War II veteran list provided by Ella Dunn from Kirkville records.
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He resided in Kirkville, Onondaga County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on October 31, 1941, prior to the war, in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" over France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-660573
Son of Grover Griffin Kingsley and Anna L. Moyer Kingsley.
Husband of Donna Hossbein Kingsley.
Father of Deanna Kingsley.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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News Articles:
( Articles supplied by FRH )
"Robert E. Kingsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kingsley of Boston, Mass., and a grandson of the late Minnie B. Moyer of this village, will leave Friday morning for Chickasha, Okla., where he will train to become a flying cadet. Mr. Kingsley attended Syracuse University and was affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity. The Kingsleys are summer residents of Kirkville," The Eagle-Bulletin, 10/31/1941.
"Two Syracusans, 14 others from Central New York, and a total of 78 from New York State, are among members of Class 42-E fighter-fliers who are receiving their war wings at seven different pilot schools in the country this week. The class represented every state in the Union, and is the largest in history to graduate...Others from the Central New York section, all lieutenants, are:...Robert E. Kingsley, R. D. 2, Kirkville," The Post-Standard, 5/17/1942.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27, according to a telegram from the war department received by his wife,...Lt. Kingsley was stationed in England 10 months. He completed 50 missions in March, and holds the distinguished flying cross and the air medal. In his last letter to his wife written May 25, he looked forward to coming home this summer. He wrote that he was worn out from the heavy schedules of two or thee missions a day. Since he was overseas, Lt. Kingsley has piloted three planes. His first co-pilot and bombardier were killed in action, but he did not say whether he was in the plane at that time. When he entered service in November, 1941, he had completed three years at Syracuse university, where he
majored in business administration and was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He won his wings May 20, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley Hills, Mass. Lt. Kingsley has a one and one-half-year old daughter, Deanna," The Post-Standard, 6/13/1944.
"Mrs. Donna Hossbein Kingsley of this village (Kirkville) has been informed by the war department that her husband, Lieut. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27. Lieut. Kingsley has been stationed in England for 10 months and had completed 50 missions in March. He had a distinguished flying cross and an air medal. Mrs. Kingsley had a letter from her husband dated March 25 in which he expressed hopes of coming home this summer. He entered service in Nov. 1941 after three years at Syracuse University and won his wings in May, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley, Mass. Lieut. Kingsley also has an 18-months old daughter Deanna," The Eagle-Bulletin, 6/16/1944.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, pilot with the Ninth air force who was reported missing in action, was killed in action on May 27, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Donna H. Kingsley of Kirkville. A French family living near Paris wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover G. Kingsley of 55 Arnold rd., Wellesley Hills, Mass., that they had witnessed the crash of his plane. Lt. Kingsley enlisted as an aviation cadet in the U. S. army air forces in May, 1941, when he was a junior at Syracuse university. He received pilot training at Chicasha and Enid, Okla., and Lake Charles, La. After receiving his wings in May,
1942, he instructed for several months at Midland, Tex., where he applied for tactical combat flying and was assigned to Barksdale Field, La., as pilot of a B-26 Marauder. In June, 1943, he flew his plane and crew to England. He had completed more than 65 missions and had been decorated with the air medal with eight oak leaf clusters and the distinguished flying cross. Besides his wife and parents, he leaves a two-year-old daughter, Deanna Lynn; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Kingsley of East Syracuse; and two sisters, Mrs. John L. Scott and Mrs. David S. Imrie, both of Wellesley Hills," The Post-Standard, 3/2/1945.
Kirkville P.O., according to World War II veteran list provided by Ella Dunn from Kirkville records.
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Robert served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-26B #42-96100, 555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kirkville, Onondaga County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on October 31, 1941, prior to the war, in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" over France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-660573
Son of Grover Griffin Kingsley and Anna L. Moyer Kingsley.
Husband of Donna Hossbein Kingsley.
Father of Deanna Kingsley.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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News Articles:
( Articles supplied by FRH )
"Robert E. Kingsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kingsley of Boston, Mass., and a grandson of the late Minnie B. Moyer of this village, will leave Friday morning for Chickasha, Okla., where he will train to become a flying cadet. Mr. Kingsley attended Syracuse University and was affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity. The Kingsleys are summer residents of Kirkville," The Eagle-Bulletin, 10/31/1941.
"Two Syracusans, 14 others from Central New York, and a total of 78 from New York State, are among members of Class 42-E fighter-fliers who are receiving their war wings at seven different pilot schools in the country this week. The class represented every state in the Union, and is the largest in history to graduate...Others from the Central New York section, all lieutenants, are:...Robert E. Kingsley, R. D. 2, Kirkville," The Post-Standard, 5/17/1942.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27, according to a telegram from the war department received by his wife,...Lt. Kingsley was stationed in England 10 months. He completed 50 missions in March, and holds the distinguished flying cross and the air medal. In his last letter to his wife written May 25, he looked forward to coming home this summer. He wrote that he was worn out from the heavy schedules of two or thee missions a day. Since he was overseas, Lt. Kingsley has piloted three planes. His first co-pilot and bombardier were killed in action, but he did not say whether he was in the plane at that time. When he entered service in November, 1941, he had completed three years at Syracuse university, where he
majored in business administration and was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He won his wings May 20, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley Hills, Mass. Lt. Kingsley has a one and one-half-year old daughter, Deanna," The Post-Standard, 6/13/1944.
"Mrs. Donna Hossbein Kingsley of this village (Kirkville) has been informed by the war department that her husband, Lieut. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27. Lieut. Kingsley has been stationed in England for 10 months and had completed 50 missions in March. He had a distinguished flying cross and an air medal. Mrs. Kingsley had a letter from her husband dated March 25 in which he expressed hopes of coming home this summer. He entered service in Nov. 1941 after three years at Syracuse University and won his wings in May, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley, Mass. Lieut. Kingsley also has an 18-months old daughter Deanna," The Eagle-Bulletin, 6/16/1944.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, pilot with the Ninth air force who was reported missing in action, was killed in action on May 27, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Donna H. Kingsley of Kirkville. A French family living near Paris wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover G. Kingsley of 55 Arnold rd., Wellesley Hills, Mass., that they had witnessed the crash of his plane. Lt. Kingsley enlisted as an aviation cadet in the U. S. army air forces in May, 1941, when he was a junior at Syracuse university. He received pilot training at Chicasha and Enid, Okla., and Lake Charles, La. After receiving his wings in May,
1942, he instructed for several months at Midland, Tex., where he applied for tactical combat flying and was assigned to Barksdale Field, La., as pilot of a B-26 Marauder. In June, 1943, he flew his plane and crew to England. He had completed more than 65 missions and had been decorated with the air medal with eight oak leaf clusters and the distinguished flying cross. Besides his wife and parents, he leaves a two-year-old daughter, Deanna Lynn; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Kingsley of East Syracuse; and two sisters, Mrs. John L. Scott and Mrs. David S. Imrie, both of Wellesley Hills," The Post-Standard, 3/2/1945.
Kirkville P.O., according to World War II veteran list provided by Ella Dunn from Kirkville records.
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He resided in Kirkville, Onondaga County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on October 31, 1941, prior to the war, in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
Robert was declared "Missing In Action" over France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-660573
Son of Grover Griffin Kingsley and Anna L. Moyer Kingsley.
Husband of Donna Hossbein Kingsley.
Father of Deanna Kingsley.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
News Articles:
( Articles supplied by FRH )
"Robert E. Kingsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Kingsley of Boston, Mass., and a grandson of the late Minnie B. Moyer of this village, will leave Friday morning for Chickasha, Okla., where he will train to become a flying cadet. Mr. Kingsley attended Syracuse University and was affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity. The Kingsleys are summer residents of Kirkville," The Eagle-Bulletin, 10/31/1941.
"Two Syracusans, 14 others from Central New York, and a total of 78 from New York State, are among members of Class 42-E fighter-fliers who are receiving their war wings at seven different pilot schools in the country this week. The class represented every state in the Union, and is the largest in history to graduate...Others from the Central New York section, all lieutenants, are:...Robert E. Kingsley, R. D. 2, Kirkville," The Post-Standard, 5/17/1942.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27, according to a telegram from the war department received by his wife,...Lt. Kingsley was stationed in England 10 months. He completed 50 missions in March, and holds the distinguished flying cross and the air medal. In his last letter to his wife written May 25, he looked forward to coming home this summer. He wrote that he was worn out from the heavy schedules of two or thee missions a day. Since he was overseas, Lt. Kingsley has piloted three planes. His first co-pilot and bombardier were killed in action, but he did not say whether he was in the plane at that time. When he entered service in November, 1941, he had completed three years at Syracuse university, where he
majored in business administration and was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He won his wings May 20, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley Hills, Mass. Lt. Kingsley has a one and one-half-year old daughter, Deanna," The Post-Standard, 6/13/1944.
"Mrs. Donna Hossbein Kingsley of this village (Kirkville) has been informed by the war department that her husband, Lieut. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, a pilot on a B-26 bomber, has been missing in action over France since May 27. Lieut. Kingsley has been stationed in England for 10 months and had completed 50 missions in March. He had a distinguished flying cross and an air medal. Mrs. Kingsley had a letter from her husband dated March 25 in which he expressed hopes of coming home this summer. He entered service in Nov. 1941 after three years at Syracuse University and won his wings in May, 1942, at Lake Charles, La. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kingsley, live in Wellesley, Mass. Lieut. Kingsley also has an 18-months old daughter Deanna," The Eagle-Bulletin, 6/16/1944.
"Lt. Robert E. Kingsley, 24, pilot with the Ninth air force who was reported missing in action, was killed in action on May 27, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Donna H. Kingsley of Kirkville. A French family living near Paris wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover G. Kingsley of 55 Arnold rd., Wellesley Hills, Mass., that they had witnessed the crash of his plane. Lt. Kingsley enlisted as an aviation cadet in the U. S. army air forces in May, 1941, when he was a junior at Syracuse university. He received pilot training at Chicasha and Enid, Okla., and Lake Charles, La. After receiving his wings in May,
1942, he instructed for several months at Midland, Tex., where he applied for tactical combat flying and was assigned to Barksdale Field, La., as pilot of a B-26 Marauder. In June, 1943, he flew his plane and crew to England. He had completed more than 65 missions and had been decorated with the air medal with eight oak leaf clusters and the distinguished flying cross. Besides his wife and parents, he leaves a two-year-old daughter, Deanna Lynn; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Kingsley of East Syracuse; and two sisters, Mrs. John L. Scott and Mrs. David S. Imrie, both of Wellesley Hills," The Post-Standard, 3/2/1945.
Kirkville P.O., according to World War II veteran list provided by Ella Dunn from Kirkville records.
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