Name:
Paul M. Bunnell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35414888
Unit:
777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-05-27
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Augusta, Illinois
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Paul M. Bunnell, mechanic of the B-24 Liberator 42-78092 "Old Gran-Dad's Dream", took off from Gioia del Colle, Italy, on a bombing mission over the Nimes rail station. The plane was hit by flak between the no.3 engine and the fuselage, exploding in mid-air around 1015.