CARPETBAGGERS Pulrang, Peter Curran

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Pulrang ​

• FORENAME

Peter Curran ​

• UNIT

856 Bomber Squadron (492 Bomber Group) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters,Purple Heart ​

• PLACE

Europe ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 16.11.1924 Montreal,Quebec,Canada​

son of Stanford Pulrang,Sr​

grew up Yonkers,New York​

attended Riverdale School​

attended Princeton University 1942​

USAAF​

WIA​

only survivor (co-pilot)​

B-24 42-50331 crashed Orkney,Scotland 31.3.1945​

graduated Princeton University 1947 (B.A.)​

graduated McGill University,Montreal 1951 (M.D.)​

interned,Royal Victoria Hospital,Montreal​

Resident,Montreal Childrens Hospital​

Resident,St Christopher's Hospital For Sick Children,Philadelphia​

private pediatric practice,Plattsburgh 1954-75​

Director of City of Plattsburgh School Health Program 1955-75​

Attendant Physician and Chief of Department,Physicians Hospital,Champlain Valley Hospital and CVPH Medical Center​

Clinton County Health Commissioner 1975-80​

Head of Child Health Services Division,Washington State Department of Social and Health Services 1980-90​

Inspector,Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHCO)​

retired to Florida​

married Claire Anne Fearon 1950 (died 1996) (2 sons)​

companion to Myra Campbell (died 2005)​

died 23.9.2008 Tallahassee,Florida​

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