Crew Roster · Personal File

Harry W. Purdy

Co-Pilot · 330th Squadron

HometownDetroit, MI, MI

2nd Lt. Harry W. Purdy served as co-pilot on the crew lost on 20 June 1944 over Germany. He was reported missing in action in the ETO. His wife, Mrs. Anabel H. Purdy, resided at 2067 West Euclid, Detroit, Michigan.

An Action Sheet for Determination of Status was opened following his reporting as missing. Documents in the MACR file note a discrepancy in his middle name (listed as 'Harry M.' on some forms) and a serial number variant (0-702,224 vs 0-702334). His ultimate fate was not resolved in the surviving file.

PASSED 20 JUN 1944

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 425

20 JUN 1944

B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg. The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss. German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.

42-100395

§ Interment

Cemetery

Netherlands American Cemetery