Pritchard Elvin R.

Monuments

398th Bomber Group Memorial Stained Glass Window

Name:

Elvin R. Pritchard

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

19097776

Unit:

603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-01-17

State:

California

Cemetery:

Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot:

138

Row:

Grave:

9 RW A

Decoration:

Comments:

Elvin R. Pritchard served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator of B-17 #42-30576 during World War II.

On January 17, 1944, during a training flight, the aircraft experienced engine fires that necessitated an emergency crash landing in a wheat field approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Martin, South Dakota. The crash resulted in the deaths of all crew members.

SSgt Pritchard is now buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Elvin R. Pritchard's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 3 (right), on Butterfly 23, in the top left wing (section A).

Source of information: www.findagrave.com/, www.398th.org