Anthony N Perry

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36900.jpeg UPL 36900 "Meyran's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their at their base in England, 1 August 1944."

Rear L-R: F/O Bernie White, 1Lt William Louis Meyran, 2Lt Larry Paul, 2Lt Warren l Davidson, 2Lt Fredrick J Kushera

Front L-R: S/Sgt Charles R Kennedy, S/Sgt Victor C Petrauskas, S/Sgt Melvin P Brown, T/Sgt William Scott Tull, S/Sgt Anthony N Perry

Object Number - UPL 36900 - "Meyran's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their at their base in England, 1 August 1944." Rear L-R: F/O Bernie White, 1Lt...

Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; Shot down 2-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10157



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19098766 / O-755592
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Knock Out
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blanco Diablo
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Girard, Ohio, USA 9 March 1917

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 26 August 1943

Died

Merseburg, Germany 2 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; Shot down 2-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. KIA. MACR 10157

Buried

Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Plot O Row 12 Grave 3

Based

Nuthampstead 2 November 1944 Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10157 / MACR 10157, The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 173. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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