Piner Robert Darrell

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Robert Darrell Piner is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Robert Darrell Piner

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

37536669

Unit:

562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-07-08

State:

Kansas

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

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Robert Darrell Piner was born on April 18, 1925 in Satanta, Haskell County, Kansas. He was the son of Pressley M. Piner and Etta M. Piner. he served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner of #42-31802 "Gyndia" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Fisher crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on July 8, 1944 when it was shot down by a flak near Nantes-Gassicourt, France. He is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. SSgt Piner was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.