World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Morris M. Puryear
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Honored By
George McCrary
WAS THE NAVIGATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF THE B-24 AIRCRAFT NAMED 'HELL FROM HEAVEN', WENT DOWN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN ON JANUARY 17, 1945, 80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IWO JIMA. LISTED KILLED IN ACTION JANUARY 18, 1946.