James M. Pile
NAME: James Maynard Pile
ASN: 15335588
PLACE OF BIRTH: Elizabethtown, KY
DATE OF BIRTH: 1922?
DATES OF SERVICE: 13 Nov 1942 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Southern France
AWARDS (WWII): Parachutist Badge with combat jump star , Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
13 Nov 1942 - Enlisted at Fort Benjamin, Harrison, IN - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 15335588 | 15335588 |
| NAME | PILE#JAMES#M############ | PILE#JAMES#M############ |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 52 | KENTUCKY |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 093 | HARDIN |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 5124 | FT BENJAMIN HARRISON INDIANA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 13 | 13 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 11 | 11 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 52 | KENTUCKY |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 22 | 22 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 999 | Undefined Code |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 6 | Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0200 | 0200 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.57# | 2.57# |
his picture is in Stand in the Door,
15 Aug 1944 - He was a replacement and jumped in the invasion of S. France on the morning of August 15th and was hit within minutes of being on the ground. Was rescued by a buddy and dragged more than a mile to an assembly area and later recovered in a hospital in N. Africa.
Later, he joined his unit and marched
up the Maritime Alps. He was unable to keep up with his unit due to the severity
of his wound and inadequate recovery time allowed him. He was redeployed as a
radio operator for the duration of the war.
About a year ago, interviewed about his experience from the time he volunteered
to serve, his training in Oregon, training in Fort Benning, and his actual WWII
experience.
CLICK HERE FOR MAYNARD PILE INTERVIEW
15 Aug 2012 - Passed away CLICK HERE
Outside Rome, Italy Co. B 509th PIB
Chow - McClough, Antelies, Neal
Monte Carlo
Battalion Staff
Moscatiello
Kamorick, Patrick, Moscatiello, Mullens
Riding through Nice, France
Southern France
Lt. Reuter
Knapp and French Girl in St. Tropez
2nd Squad
Hamilton and Knapp digging in
Lejkowski, Maxwell, Ofsthen, W. Powell
Sgt. Bensley, Lt. Oldham, Lt. Knapp, Lt. Sorrills
Ready to leave
Veteran Maynard Pile wins the drawing for the wood carved Senior Parachutist Wings at the 509th PIA Reunion dinner in Reno Nevada in 2007
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