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taff Sergeant, Nose Gunner, 578th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy. Purple Heart and Air Award recipient. Missing in action in WWII.
Timeline
Birth- 29/09/1921
Oklahoma
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 22 - 21 years
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Service Start Date
24/09/1942
Conflict Period
World War II
Service End Date
18/11/1943
Gender
Male
Employment: Start Date
24/09/1942
Employment: Position
Staff Sergeant
Employment: Place
578th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Employment: Employer
U.S. Army Air Forces
Employment: End Date
18/11/1943
Death- 18/11/1943-Age: 22 years
Killed in Action WWII
Kjeller, Norway
Burial
Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
Other Facts
Father
Earl Anderson Patterson, Sr
Mother
Thelma Rose Ray