Early Life
Purcell was born to Thomas (d. 1942) and Annette (d. 1972) Purcell on 11 August 1918 in Brooklyn, New York. A star athlete at Malverne High School, he was signed to play baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers but never played for them because he joined the army in 1941. He was discharged in 1945 with the rank of captain.
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