Eugene Stanislaus Purnell
MilitaryEugene Purnell was Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-31565. Shot down by flak immediately after bombs away and crashed SE of Mons, Belgium on a mission to Berlin on 4 March 1944. He landed in parachute near Saint-Quentin, Northern France and was made a Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37319876
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32604608
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19095230 and O-755615
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12193136
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, California, United States | 9 November 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau am Inn, Gneikendorf, Austria | 4 March 1944 - 6 May 1945 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB, Block 31A in Braunau-Gneikendorf, Austria. |
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Born |
Kansas, United States | ||
| Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2795 / MACR 2795, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database