Walter Nowell Perry Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 25622 - Capt Walter Nowell Perry Jr 362FS, 357FG, 8AF.
Killed In Action (KIA) near Prum in P-51D 'Toolin Fool' 44-11689 in combat, making a pass at enemy fighters in a dive his aircrafts wings collapsed and he dove straight in.
Captain Walter N. Perry, Jr., was born 8-Jun-23. His next of kin were his parents, Major Walter Perry and Annie Perry. He was from Raleigh, North Carolina.
On 23-Dec-44, he was piloting “Toolin’ Fool,” P-51 tail 44-11689 of the 357th Fighter Group, 362nd Fighter Squadron, when it went down over Regogne, Belgium. MACR 11328.
Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
![A P-51 Mustang (G4-K, serial number 43-6637) nicknamed "Rubber Cheek", of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Rubber Cheek.' On reverse: Merle Olmsted Collection [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-400918.jpg.webp?itok=6hqV7uuO)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Raleigh, NC, USA | 8 June 1923 | Captain Walter N. Perry, Jr., was born June 8, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Major Walter Perry and Annie Perry. He was from Raleigh, North Carolina. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 5 February 1943 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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Other Killed in action |
6600 Recogne, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | On 23-Dec-944, he was piloting P-51 'Toolin’ Fool,” 44-11689 of the 357th Fighter Group, 362nd Fighter Squadron, when it went down over Regogne, Belgium. Killed In Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg. | |
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Buried |
White Plains Presbyterian Church Cemetery Bladen County NC | Memorialised White Plains Presbyterian Church Cemetery Bladen County North Carolina, USA | |
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Based |
Leiston | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11328 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Edit of A/C name, not Todlin Fool but Toolin Fool, MACR overtyped and easily misread. Confirmed on www.littlefriends.co.uk
https://www.fold3.com/image/30326774
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=44-11689
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55899138
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55899026
http://www.americanbattlegraves.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=104027
http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=77549
http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/honour.php
The Great Rat Race for Europe: Stories of the 357th Fighter Group Sortie One by Joey Maddox
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11328 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
