Bill Orup Nye was born in a log cabin on the Orup Farm in what was then known as Welborn, Kansas to John W. Nye and Dorothy E. Orup Nye.
He graduated from Washington Rural High School (now Washington High School) and went to work for the Ball Family in one of it's local grocery stores. He also enrolled in college at Baker University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
With the draft activated, Bill chose to enlist in the United States Air Force in 1951. He served in the Korean War as an Intelligence Operations Specialist with the 474th Fighter Bomber Group, Fifth Air Force, USAF-Strategic Air Command attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant (E-6).
The 474th Fighter-Bomber Group flew the Republic F-84G Thunderjets. On 10 July 1952, in what was one of the largest air deployments of its kind, the 474th Wing moved to Kunsan Air Base, Korea on the western side of the Korean peninsula. From Kunsan the Group entered combat in August 1952 and bombed and strafed bridges, bunkers, troop concentrations, artillery positions, and a host of other targets. In his position as an Intelligence Operations Specialist, Bill created the target materials and designed a new system of maps for pilots flying combat missions. This new map was called a "strip map", 1:50,000 scale, of the front-line areas for use on close-air-support missions. These strip maps eliminated many of the difficulties experienced by pilots with large scale maps. He also devised methods for expediting the dissemination of target materials to pilots going on combat missions which included the operation and maintenance of an efficient system of map and photo filing with the requirement of immediate and accurate attainability of all necessary target materials.
Upon his honorable discharge he joined his parents who had moved to Toledo, Ohio. He returned to college, attending the University of Toledo. His sister introduced him to an attractive young woman named Ruth Ann Mitchell and the two began dating. They went to the movies to see, "On the Waterfront". They went "Dutch". Annie paid for the popcorn...which Bill ate. Thus the beginning of a love affair that would last for 55 years. Annie and Bill were wed on December 17, 1955 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio.
Bill went on to graduate from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors Degree in Business. He pursued a career in sales with Johns Manville, the NAM-National Association of Manufacturers and later in agricultural sales. He retired from sales and began working as an independent contractor and continued in this endeavor into his 80's.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved Annie, his son John, his parents John and Dorothy and his sister, Janet. He is survived by his daughter, son-in-law, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He graduated from Washington Rural High School (now Washington High School) and went to work for the Ball Family in one of it's local grocery stores. He also enrolled in college at Baker University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
With the draft activated, Bill chose to enlist in the United States Air Force in 1951. He served in the Korean War as an Intelligence Operations Specialist with the 474th Fighter Bomber Group, Fifth Air Force, USAF-Strategic Air Command attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant (E-6).
The 474th Fighter-Bomber Group flew the Republic F-84G Thunderjets. On 10 July 1952, in what was one of the largest air deployments of its kind, the 474th Wing moved to Kunsan Air Base, Korea on the western side of the Korean peninsula. From Kunsan the Group entered combat in August 1952 and bombed and strafed bridges, bunkers, troop concentrations, artillery positions, and a host of other targets. In his position as an Intelligence Operations Specialist, Bill created the target materials and designed a new system of maps for pilots flying combat missions. This new map was called a "strip map", 1:50,000 scale, of the front-line areas for use on close-air-support missions. These strip maps eliminated many of the difficulties experienced by pilots with large scale maps. He also devised methods for expediting the dissemination of target materials to pilots going on combat missions which included the operation and maintenance of an efficient system of map and photo filing with the requirement of immediate and accurate attainability of all necessary target materials.
Upon his honorable discharge he joined his parents who had moved to Toledo, Ohio. He returned to college, attending the University of Toledo. His sister introduced him to an attractive young woman named Ruth Ann Mitchell and the two began dating. They went to the movies to see, "On the Waterfront". They went "Dutch". Annie paid for the popcorn...which Bill ate. Thus the beginning of a love affair that would last for 55 years. Annie and Bill were wed on December 17, 1955 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio.
Bill went on to graduate from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors Degree in Business. He pursued a career in sales with Johns Manville, the NAM-National Association of Manufacturers and later in agricultural sales. He retired from sales and began working as an independent contractor and continued in this endeavor into his 80's.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved Annie, his son John, his parents John and Dorothy and his sister, Janet. He is survived by his daughter, son-in-law, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Bill Orup Nye was born in a log cabin on the Orup Farm in what was then known as Welborn, Kansas to John W. Nye and Dorothy E. Orup Nye.
He graduated from Washington Rural High School (now Washington High School) and went to work for the Ball Family in one of it's local grocery stores. He also enrolled in college at Baker University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
With the draft activated, Bill chose to enlist in the United States Air Force in 1951. He served in the Korean War as an Intelligence Operations Specialist with the 474th Fighter Bomber Group, Fifth Air Force, USAF-Strategic Air Command attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant (E-6).
The 474th Fighter-Bomber Group flew the Republic F-84G Thunderjets. On 10 July 1952, in what was one of the largest air deployments of its kind, the 474th Wing moved to Kunsan Air Base, Korea on the western side of the Korean peninsula. From Kunsan the Group entered combat in August 1952 and bombed and strafed bridges, bunkers, troop concentrations, artillery positions, and a host of other targets. In his position as an Intelligence Operations Specialist, Bill created the target materials and designed a new system of maps for pilots flying combat missions. This new map was called a "strip map", 1:50,000 scale, of the front-line areas for use on close-air-support missions. These strip maps eliminated many of the difficulties experienced by pilots with large scale maps. He also devised methods for expediting the dissemination of target materials to pilots going on combat missions which included the operation and maintenance of an efficient system of map and photo filing with the requirement of immediate and accurate attainability of all necessary target materials.
Upon his honorable discharge he joined his parents who had moved to Toledo, Ohio. He returned to college, attending the University of Toledo. His sister introduced him to an attractive young woman named Ruth Ann Mitchell and the two began dating. They went to the movies to see, "On the Waterfront". They went "Dutch". Annie paid for the popcorn...which Bill ate. Thus the beginning of a love affair that would last for 55 years. Annie and Bill were wed on December 17, 1955 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio.
Bill went on to graduate from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors Degree in Business. He pursued a career in sales with Johns Manville, the NAM-National Association of Manufacturers and later in agricultural sales. He retired from sales and began working as an independent contractor and continued in this endeavor into his 80's.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved Annie, his son John, his parents John and Dorothy and his sister, Janet. He is survived by his daughter, son-in-law, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He graduated from Washington Rural High School (now Washington High School) and went to work for the Ball Family in one of it's local grocery stores. He also enrolled in college at Baker University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
With the draft activated, Bill chose to enlist in the United States Air Force in 1951. He served in the Korean War as an Intelligence Operations Specialist with the 474th Fighter Bomber Group, Fifth Air Force, USAF-Strategic Air Command attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant (E-6).
The 474th Fighter-Bomber Group flew the Republic F-84G Thunderjets. On 10 July 1952, in what was one of the largest air deployments of its kind, the 474th Wing moved to Kunsan Air Base, Korea on the western side of the Korean peninsula. From Kunsan the Group entered combat in August 1952 and bombed and strafed bridges, bunkers, troop concentrations, artillery positions, and a host of other targets. In his position as an Intelligence Operations Specialist, Bill created the target materials and designed a new system of maps for pilots flying combat missions. This new map was called a "strip map", 1:50,000 scale, of the front-line areas for use on close-air-support missions. These strip maps eliminated many of the difficulties experienced by pilots with large scale maps. He also devised methods for expediting the dissemination of target materials to pilots going on combat missions which included the operation and maintenance of an efficient system of map and photo filing with the requirement of immediate and accurate attainability of all necessary target materials.
Upon his honorable discharge he joined his parents who had moved to Toledo, Ohio. He returned to college, attending the University of Toledo. His sister introduced him to an attractive young woman named Ruth Ann Mitchell and the two began dating. They went to the movies to see, "On the Waterfront". They went "Dutch". Annie paid for the popcorn...which Bill ate. Thus the beginning of a love affair that would last for 55 years. Annie and Bill were wed on December 17, 1955 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio.
Bill went on to graduate from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors Degree in Business. He pursued a career in sales with Johns Manville, the NAM-National Association of Manufacturers and later in agricultural sales. He retired from sales and began working as an independent contractor and continued in this endeavor into his 80's.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved Annie, his son John, his parents John and Dorothy and his sister, Janet. He is survived by his daughter, son-in-law, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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