William Gerald "Bill" Staley (d. May, 1951) was a B-29 co-pilot in the Korean War before and after that conflict was folded into World War III. His wife, Marian and their daughter, Linda, resided in Everett, Washington. Bill himself had been born and raised in Nebraska before moving to Washington. He married Marian before the outbreak of World War II. He served during the war, received his discharge, and became a bookkeeper for Boeing until the outbreak of the Korean War.