Harold Washington Perkins
Military
RANK Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
UNIT 598th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1944
COMMEMORATED IN PERPETUITY AT Luxembourg American Cemetery , Luxembourg
Associated to airman Harold W Perkins
Object Number - UPL 26839 - Harold W. Perkins KIA Dec 23, 1944 RANK Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces UNIT 598th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium DATE...
Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Eller railroad bridge hit by fighters, rolled onto its back, split into two crashed near Auderath, Germany. 23-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11549.
Awards: AM (11 OLC), PH, Croix de Guerre (Belgium).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25646
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lil Jan
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas City, MO | 22 February 1923 | Son of Robert S and Mary K Perkins. |
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Died |
56766 Auderath, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Eller railroad bridge hit by fighters, rolled onto its back, split into two crashed near Auderath, Germany. 23-Dec-44. KIA. MACR 11549. |
| Missouri, USA | |||
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Based |
Rivenhall | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City Luxembourg Plot D Row 12 Grave 21 |
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