Harold Loyd Perry

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-15777.jpeg UPL 15777 42-107224 SU-Q, unnamed, 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron

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Object Number - UPL 15777 - 42-107224 SU-Q, unnamed, 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron

Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944.  Killed In Flying Accident 3 August 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19006437
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768762
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Boomerang
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 January 1925 - 28 January 1925

Died

Killed in Service (KIS)

3 August 1944 - 3 August 1944 Died in a crash-landing on the night of 3 August, 1944. He was the engineer of a minimal crew, which had taken off to 'slow-time' a new engine when the evening fog settled in. They crashed when they attempted to land.  Accident Report # 44-08-03-517

Buried

Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Michigan

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Sources

AAIR 44-08-03-517 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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