Walton R Purcell

Military

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39985 crashed SE of Hamelin, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess of FUBAR
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tecton, Georgia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3551 / MACR 3551, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database