Arthur Finley Perry
MilitaryAssigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Koln in B-17 'Marie' 42-31830 Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Marie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Palestine, Texas | 17 May 1918 | Born Palestine, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan Poland | 10 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III |
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Died |
Pleasanton, Texas | 12 January 1973 | Died Pleasanton, Texas |
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Buried |
Tennessee Cemetery Timpson, Texas | 15 January 1973 | Interred Tennessee Cemetery Timpson, Shelby County, Texas |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 10355 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database