His father, Frank Pitsenbarger, was presented with his son's posthumous Medal of Honor. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 Index and images of death records from county courthouses. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Boniface Church Maintenance Fund, 310 S. Downing St., Piqua, OH 45356 or Fr. Use this list below to find the best Halloween events and happenings in your area or browse through our spooky list of Halloween Trick or Treating events . At each reunion it seemed like there was something new about Bill to go on the board, Buecker added. Tom Buecker said that in 1991 he had discussed the medal with aides of the areas U.S. congressman, Representative John A. Boehner, but nothing much had developed from it. On the ground, he organized and coordinated rescue efforts, cared for the wounded, prepared casualties for evacuation, and insured that the recovery operation continued in a smooth and orderly fashion. Despite his wounds, he valiantly fought on, simultaneously treating as many wounded as possible. Powered By. We had a deep desire as a community to see something happen. You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or plant a tree in memory of BERNADINE C. PITSENBARGER. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 pm Monday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home where a prayer service will be held at 5:00 pm. After being sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences, he was murdered in prison. Per fornire le migliori esperienze, utilizziamo tecnologie come i cookie per memorizzare e/o accedere alle informazioni del dispositivo. Alice Mae (Konz) Ptisenbarger passed away peacefully on October 24 surrounded by her family. (U.S. Air Force photo), A1C William Pitsenbarger in scuba gear. He is also presented in a commemorative display at the United States Air Force Museum. He is responsible for killing 17 men and dismembering and eating parts of their corpses. He attended Piqua public schools and participated in the Vocational Industrial Club, intramural sports, and wrestling. Charlie Company had suffered 80 percent casualties. Kroah, of Houston, said he remembered Pitsenbarger being lowered through the trees at a time whensmall-arms fire would be so intense that it was deafening, and all a person could do was get as close to the ground as possible and pray. Before long Kroah had been wounded five times and was flat on the ground. Search. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Pitsenbarger. After several pick-ups, one of the two rescue helicopters involved in the evacuation was struck by heavy enemy ground fire and was forced to leave the scene for an emergency landing. I think of him often now, he added. [CDATA[// >