Thomas H Perry
MilitaryMOS 902 = Weapons Mechanic, Aircraft. Per the May01 News, he was sent to the RAF armament school where he qualified as a Spitfire armorer, but the closest he ever came to a Spitfire was when one flew over Wendling. Was a classmate of Leonard Price, Don Maso
Went over on the Queen Mary to the Firth of Clyde. Flown back in one of the Group's aircraft - crew flew back with 10 ground crew passenger. Stood on the cat walk in the bomb bay on take-off because Thomas loaded the bombs. Edward Perry, from Massachusetts, was the Radio Operator and he invited Thomas to come up to the flight deck.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 20 April 1923 | |
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Based |
Wendling | 31 July 1943 | Based at Wendling for 22 months. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | ||
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Other Left the USA |
New York, NY, USA | Left the USA on the Queen Mary from New York. | |
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Other Returned |
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA | Flew back into Bradley Field, Connecticut. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SO#19, 14Apr43, http://www.b24.net/support/pnames.html