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Born November 9, 1896 ( 1896-11-09 ) Tuxedo Park, New York Died 9 December 1941, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Education Princeton University (1918) Parents Percy Rivington Pyne II, Maud Howland Grandparents Albertina Shelton Taylor, Percy Rivington Pyne I Great-grandparents Thomas Pyne, Anna Rivington | ||
Percy Rivington Pyne, Jr. (November 9, 1896 – December 9, 1941) was an American fighter pilot who fought in World War I.
Biography
He was born on November 9, 1896 in Tuxedo Park, New York to Percy Rivington Pyne II and Maud Howland.
He entered Princeton University with the class of 1918. He was a pioneer of the Princeton Aviation School and left before graduating to join the American Expeditionary Force.
Pyne was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 103d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 23 October 1918.
After the war Pyne returned to Princeton to complete his studies and received a B.A. degree. He then went to New College, Oxford and received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts.
Pyne died on December 9, 1941 in Manhattan, New York City at the age of 45 after a long illness. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.