David J Purner

Military

Entered service at St. Louis, MO February 1942. Joined 392nd BG March 1944. Rank at end of WW II was 1st Lt.



Collided with another aircraft 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-110062. Prisoner of War (POW) until liberated at Moosberg 29 April 1945.



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-110062

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4445 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database