Stanley Earl Pursel
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA)
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T129250
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093708 / O-762908
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31338711
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16064630
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Umbriago
- Unit: 427th Bomb Squadron 303rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Casper, Wyoming | 19 February 1924 | |
| Corona, CA | 1 April 1940 | ||
| Hilo, Hawaii | 30 June 1942 | 1927 Kiluauea Avenue | |
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Died |
near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK | 9 November 1944 | The other aircraft involved in the collision was #43-38057 (No Name), piloted by 2Lt. Stanley E. Pursel. Lt. Pursel, 2Lt. Richard H. McClure, 2Lt. Joseph A. Cecce, Jr., 2Lt. William F. Drew Sgt. John E. Kling, Sgt. Phillip M. Schoch, Sgt. Kenneth H. Stockman, and Sgt. Gildo Fugazzi were killed in the crash. Lt. Pursel, Lt. McClure, Lt. Drew, Sgt. Schoch and Sgt. Fugazzi are buried in Cambridge American Cemetery, England. Sgt. Robert G. Hannah, alone in the severed tail section of the B-17, managed to reach the tail escape hatch and bail out. He was the only survivor in the two B-17s. Following the crash, Lt. Col. Raper received a letter, with a one-pound note enclosed, stating, "Would you please place a small floral tribute on the graves of the boys, so far from home, who lost their lives near here." It was signed, "A Wenlock Mother." |
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Buried |
13 November 1944 | Plot F Row 1 Grave 54 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Madingley Road Coton CB23 7PH Cambridge United Kingdom |
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia