Lt. Doyle Byal, 23 yrs. old, of McComb, B-25 pilot in the 405th bombardment
squadron, 38 bombardment group, based at Fukuoka, Japan met his death Dec. 26,
1945 when his aircraft plunged into the sea off the island of Iwo Shima, while
on a routine flight.
Notice of his death was received by his wife, Mrs. Eleanor white Byal, of McComb
in a letter from Lieutenant Byal's commanding officer.
Lieutenant Byal, born Oct. 1, 1922, married Miss Eleanor J. White on March 21,
1942. There is one child, James Frederick, born July 9, 1945, whom Lieutenant
Byal had never seen.
Besides his wife and child, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
Byal and two sisters, Mrs. A. J. Endrek and Mrs. Elton Shoemaker, all of McComb.
Mrs. G. F. Byal is the former Miss Leola Crumrine.
Lieutenant Byal, a former truck driver for Hancock county, had resided on East
Main Cross St. at the time of his entry into the service, June 30, 1942.
He was an installation engineer for the Surface Combustion company, Kankakee,
Ill.
He received his basic training at Biloxi, Miss. and further training at Maxwell
Field, Ala. After being commissioned, at Columbus, Miss. he was sent to
Greenville, S.C., for B-25 training.
On June 27, 1945, he was sent overseas to the Philippine islands and to Okinawa,
moving on to Japan Nov. 29, 1945.
(Information provided by Robert Tong #47568281)
Family Members
Parents
George Fred Byal
1896–1965
Leola B Crumrine Byal
1893–1981
Siblings
Betty Fern Byal Endrek
1918–2016
Marcella Byal Shoemaker
1919–1984
Inscription
Killed in Nagasaki Bay
FLT O 405 Bomb Squad AAF WW II
