Thomas F Purcell Sr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 60336 - Thomas F Purcell
Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
22 November 1917 | ||
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 12 March 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out |
Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany | 20 June 1944 | Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. POW. |
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Died |
Massachusetts, USA | 7 November 2007 | |
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Born |
Albany, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
Connery Ave, Bourne, MA 02532, USA | Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / MACR 6533 & Page 380 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
