Robert Eugene Purrier

Military
media-50389.jpeg UPL 50389 "Lt. Schunaman and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 5 March 1945. [Note Radome For H2S/H2X "Mickey" In Place Of Ball Turret]".

Rear L-R: Robert E Purrier, James R Hobgood, George S Schaunaman, Kenneth Sandoe.
Kneeling L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Whitey ?, Unk
Sat in Front: Unk

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Object Number - UPL 50389 - "Lt. Schunaman and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 5...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

George Samuel Schaunaman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17079807 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97487) nicknamed "Hangover Haven" of the 401st Bomb Group after crash landing at Deenethorpe, 3 October 1944 Official caption on image: "GAD-1079 - (48-401)-(4-10-44) 7487 Crash." Handwritten caption on reverse: '3/10/44 A, 296 Extra. V. Maslen, 7487, "Hangover Haven".'

42-97487

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hangover Haven
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Burbank, CA 7 June 1924 Son of Ray Franklin and Ruth I Purrier.

Enlisted

Glendale, CA 10 December 1942 Glendale, California

Other

Discharged USAAF

12 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

15 July 1951

Buried

Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA 18 July 1951 Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, Los Angeles County, California

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