Donald Purcell
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Capt. Donald Eugene Purcell, Pilot B24-H #418
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Meredith Rathbone Carb Jr
Military
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*Purcell Crew #418, Officers* L to R: Lt. Charles Matthews (N), Lt. Meredith Carb (CP) & Puddles , Lt. Joseph Adams (B), Capt. Donald Purcell (P)
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*Purcell Crew #418* Front (L to R): Lt. Meredith Carb (CP), Lt. Joseph Adams (B) , Capt. Donald Purcell (P) & Puddles, Lt. Charles Matthews (N) Back (L to R): SSgt. Khoren Narzakian (FE), Sgt. Joseph George (G), SSgt. Harold Knudsen (RO), Sgt. John Moore (G), Sgt. Irving Howard (G), SSgt. Robert Villeneuve (G)
Service
People
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the... -
93rd Bomb Group
Group
The 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1 Mar 42 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15 May 42. the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, to continue advanced flight training and also to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. They... -
784th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy... -
Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in briefly in March 1943, then returned in June 1943 remaining until the end of the war and...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Tarrant County, Texas | 21 July 1918 |
| 1st 466th BG Combat Tour | RAF Attlebridge | 22 March 1944 – 13 April 1944 |
| 2nd 466th BG Combat Tour | RAF Attlebridge | 26 August 1944 – 21 November 1944 |
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Returned to Attlebridge with his crew from the 93rd BG where they presumably trained as a lead crew. |
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| Lived in | Fort Worth, TX | 1945 |
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2705 Cockrell St. |
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| Died | Fort Worth, TX | 21 July 1976 |
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Died of Lung Cancer |
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| Buried | Fort Worth, TX | 24 July 1976 |
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Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 April 2020 22:47:06 | 466thHistorian | Changes to middlename, firstname, suffix, highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=19816276... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:20:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster |
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