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]
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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.
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
27 August 1944 | ||
Born |
Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
Revisions
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
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 8458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database