Claude A. Purvis
NAME: Claude A. Purvis
ASN: 33095532
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1918?
DATES OF SERVICE: 18 Jun 1941 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: B Co 504th PB
E Co 2nd Bn 503rd PIR
E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR
B Co 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia,
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and one bronze star device, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
18 Jun 1941 - Enlisted in Washington DC - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33095532 | 33095532 |
| NAME | PURVIS#CLAUD#H########## | PURVIS#CLAUD#H########## |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 34 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 001 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 3386 | RICHMOND VIRGINIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 18 | 18 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 06 | 06 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PV0# | Undefined Code |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 0 | Undefined Code |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 45 | MISSISSIPPI |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 18 | 18 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 136 | Statistical clerks and compilers |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0609 | 0609 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.273 | 2.273 |
00 Feb 1942 - Pvt. Claude A. Purvis, 33095532, B Co. 504th PB, Washington DC
08 Nov 1942 - T4 Claude A. Purvis, 33095532, E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR, Washington DC Plane 7 Seat 2 Combat Weight 264 lbs
03 Dec 1942 - Orders awarding the Purple Heart Medal
10 Dec 1942 - Pvt. Claud A. Purvis 2nd Bn, 503rd PIR [2nd Bn, 509th PIR] GO # 20 page 3, paragraph 24. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, a Purple Heart (No. 84733) is awarded to the following named Enlisted Man: CLAUD A. PURVIS, Private, 503rd Parachute Infantry, United States Army; for wounds received in action against an armed enemy, during the combined operations of the Center Task Force in Northern Africa, 3 December 1942. By order of Major YARDLEY: [Signed] ALAIN JOSEPH 2nd. Lt., Infantry Ass't. Adjutant25 Mar 1943 - T5 Claude A. Purvis, 33095532, E Co. 2nd Bn 509th PIR, Washington DC, SO 27 Promoted to T4 (Temp.)
10 Apr 1944 - Sgt. Claude A. Purvis, 33095532, B CO 509th PIB, GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
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