Lewis F Pursley

Military

Shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-3285 'Mary Ellen'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3285

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary ellen
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 29 January 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Revisions

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Updated a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added an association to the A/C #42-3285 listed in the "Summary biography" .

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2349, 8th AF Losses