Pursch, Warren Louis

Individual Personnel Data
Name Pursch, Warren Louis   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 38157209   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty Flexible Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 26 June 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #16, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Commmand dated 25 August 1945.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 16 August 1917
Related Documents Post Loss Document File #3⇓ (0.759 MB)



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Wheat, Delton G⇗PilotPOW
Flt. Ofcr. Bell, Glyndon Darwyn⇗Co-pilotTR
2nd Lt. Ketcham, Thomas Leonard⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Brown, Robert James, Jr⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Finck, Theodore William⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
PVT. Randolph, Thomas Benjamin⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Katuzney, John Joseph⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Hurst, Dero (NMI)⇗Tail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Pursch, Warren LouisFlexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Wood, Ralph Charles⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
2⇗ 25 June 1943 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30048⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back because of a faulty oil regulator.
Sortie Report⇗
3⇗ 26 June 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30048⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Attacked by enemy aircraft; crashed near Laon, France. No MACR. This aircraft was repaired and flown by the Luftwaffe.
Sortie Report⇗

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