Jack G Perrin
Military"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Crew Number 3. Jack was at Iowa State Teacher's College when the Japanese hit Pearl Harbour and he immediately entered military service. He then worked for two years as a file clerk until there was a call for more gunners. After training he joined his crew and they were deployed to England in January 1945. He was to fly on 22 combat missions; on the very first - to hit the marshalling yards at Chemnitz - they lost an engine and dropped out of formation. Luckily they encountered no German fighters and managed to land on a temporary airstrip in Belgium. After his discharge in September 1945 he started up a mink ranch for the luxury fur trade which eventually became one of the largest in the USA.
Air Medal 3 clusters
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Cherokee, IA 51012, USA |
Revisions
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Perrin%2C+Jack+G