Earl R Purdy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26678.jpeg UPL 26678 Earl R. Purdy, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25119

Object Number - UPL 26678 - Earl R. Purdy, 93rd Bomb Group

Killed in Action (KIA) 29 October 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-23712

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ambros
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 October 1942

Born

Utah

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

ABMC, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 40 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield...

Object number: UPL 26678 - Earl R. Purdy, 93rd Bomb Group