Edgar A. Puryear

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt. Edgar A. Puryear served as left waist gunner. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Edna Puryear, of Route Number 1, Lynnville, Tennessee.

Puryear bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 34194967. He was among the nine fliers captured on 25-27 February 1944 and was delivered to Dulag Luft.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

Staff Sergeant

Position

Waist Gunner

Serial Number

34194967

Hometown

Lynnville, TN

Missions flown.

3 catalogued · 25 Feb 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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