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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Gerald Emmett Purdey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Gene Arlen Ruble

Relationship

Second Cousin

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE, 1345TH AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A GLIDER PILOT. HE WAS KILLED IN A NON-COMBAT CRASH IN CHENGTU, CHINA ON DECEMBER 25, 1944.