Name:
Oral Sylvester Pritchett
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37410981
Unit:
851st Bombardment Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-06-20
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
E
Row:
0
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Oral Sylvester Pritchett was born on March 12, 1920, in St. Francois County, Missouri. He was the son of Anna Mabel Dalton Arenz.
Oral served in the 851st Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner on the B-17 #42-94844 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 20, 1944, when his plane crashed upon takeoff.
SSgt Pritchett is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.