Wilson L. Pinkstaff | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-424664
Unit	405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Illinois
Date of Death	December 5 1942
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart. His remains were recovered.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.