Sgt. Meredith Howard PURVIS

1912 - 1944  (32 years)

• Name	Meredith Howard PURVIS
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Born	8 Sep 1912	Petoskey, Emmett Co., Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Dec 1944	Papua, Indonesia
  Buried	Manila American Cemetery
  	Philipines.
  Person ID	I1783	John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Howard Mosher PURVIS           b. 18 Jun 1889, Ironton, Eveline Twp., Charlevoix Co., Michigan           d. 22 Dec 1958, Des Moines, Poll Co., Iowa  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Alta Ruth COOMBER           b. 5 Mar 1893, Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa           d. 16 Dec 1957, Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa  (Age 64 years)
  Married	19 May 1911	Newell, Buena Vista Co., Iowa
  Family ID	F1060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Staff Sergeant Meredith Purvis 38163358 United State Army Air force World War II. Was born in Petostey Michigan son of Howard Mosher Purvis & Alta Ruth Coomber, Sister Kathleen H Purvis, she married Bob Tarpley Staff Sergeant Purvis was stationed at 345th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force at Lingayen Airstrip, Luzon Island, Philippines. He was a Gunner & a Mechanic on the North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber. Staff Sergeant Purvis was killed in Action at 0550 hours when his B-25 Bomber during take off hit prop wash & stalled while attempting to join formation. B-25 Bomber did not have sufficient altitude to recover. B-25 Bomber was seen to hit the sea water & explode at approximately 6 miles east of Mokmer Airdrome, Biak Island. Mokmer was a Japanese Airfield that was captured by U.S. forces after fierce fighting, Battle of Biak Island in late May and June 1944. Mokmer became the main USAAF facility after the Island was taken. Ref: Find A Grave. - - -