• Conflict(s): World War II
  • Military Branch & Unit: Marine Corps
  • Theater(s): Pacific
  • Marine Corps Air Corps Squadron: VMSB 236
  • Marine Corps Air Corps Other: MAG 21
  • College/Year: GSE '60
  • Field(s) of Study: Education, Physical Sciences
  • Occupations: Architecture and Engineering, Educational Instruction and Library, Life, Physical, and Social Science, Military Specific
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Piel, Emil J. (April 29, 2005)

Description:

Colonel Piel served as a Marine Corps Corsair pilot in the PTO during World War II.