World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul Leroy Purvis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cody, Wyoming
Honored By
Lois E. Purvis
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS B-17 BOMBER PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 508TH BOMB SQUADRON, 351ST BOMB GROUP. STATIONED AT POLEBROOK, ENGLAND FROM 1944 TO 1945. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 5 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS AND OTHER VARIOUS CAMPAIGN MEDALS.