Charles E Purdy

Military
Man wearing WWII era Air Force uniform of leather bomber jacket, shirt and tie, leather helmet, and goggles on top of head, looking directly at camera UPL 60219 UPL 60219 Charles Purdy, Slusser Crew, 336th BS, 95th BG

Photo courtesy of Herman Peace

Object Number - UPL 60219 - Charles Purdy, Slusser Crew, 336th BS, 95th BG

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Man in WWII-era in formal Air Force uniform standing in military parade having medal pinned on jacket lapel by other man also in uniform. Other uniformed men are standing to the side and rear.

Howard W Slusser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17G Flying Fortress (ET-B, serial number 42-31989) of the 336th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group that has crash-landed 1 April 1944. Official caption on image: "569(44). 4-1-44. Hon. Crash Landing Damage. B-17G, 42-31989. AM-FS..."

42-31989

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spam Can : Black Magic : Shady Lady
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php

Charles E Purdy: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 38868 - Charles E. Purdy Charles also served with the...

Five men in Air Force uniforms posed in front of a building. Three are standing and two kneeling. The three men standing are wearing dark bomber-style jackets and one man is holding two fingers up behind the head of another man.

Object number: UPL 60169 - Shady Lady enlisted crew members, Avon Park, FL...

Man wearing WWII era Air Force uniform of leather bomber jacket, shirt and tie, leather helmet, and goggles on top of head, looking directly at camera

Object number: UPL 60219 - Charles Purdy, Slusser Crew, 336th BS, 95th BG