Purvis Christian

Military

Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-17 #4231971 'Twenty One Or Bust. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31971

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Twenty-One Or Bust
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Arcadia, Louisiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 11 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4787 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database