Lieutenant Cleo Francis Pineau (23 July 1893—29 May 1972) was an American World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

[3] He joined the Royal Flying Corps in December 1917,[4] and trained at the Curtis Aviation School in Buffalo, New York.

Following his sixth win, he was shot down by a Fokker Triplane near Roulers and fell into captivity as a prisoner of war.

[4] Pineau went back to motorcycle racing in the 1920s, winning many world motordrome records.

He was instrumental in founding the Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, and fostered it through his connections in the aviation community, including a friendship with Wiley Post.