William A Purcell Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 16695 UPL 16695 Bowers Crew - Due Back
Back Row - (L - R) James P Doster (Co-Pilot)- Leonard J Moore (Bombadier) - Hugh Bowers (Pilot) - George A Pasvanis (Navigator)
Front Row -(L - R) William Purcell - Edward Noga - [Verne Hiskey *] - George Miller - Edward Bennett - Nathan Stark
[ * = B-17 Crews were reduced from 10 to 9 men and S/SGT Hiskey was not on the final mission with this crew]

Name correction. Name was Leonard, not Larry. 

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Object Number - UPL 16695 - Bowers Crew - Due Back Back Row - (L - R) James P Doster (Co-Pilot)- Leonard J Moore (Bombadier) - Hugh Bowers (Pilot) - George A Pasvanis...

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Due Back
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 August 1944

Born

Atlantic City, NJ, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8458

Date
ContributorPilotson2
Changes
Sources

Source: Christopher Bowers, son of pilot

Date
ContributorPilotson2
Changes
Sources

Christopher Bowers, son of pilot

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 8458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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