Melvin Stevenson Perry

Military
media-47571.jpeg UPL 47571 group of gunners with the 47th BG - 85th BS - 12th AF
From Left to Right:
SSGT James B. Epperson
SSGT Robertson
SSGT Holland
SSGT Melvin S. Perry
SSGT Earl E. Hefner

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Object Number - UPL 47571 - group of gunners with the 47th BG - 85th BS - 12th AF From Left to Right: SSGT James B. Epperson SSGT Robertson SSGT Holland SSGT Melvin S....

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.

47th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

85th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Poretta

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bastia – Poretta Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bertie, North Carolia 6 August 1919

Died

Vaughan, North Carolina 30 April 1956 he was tragically killed in an automobile accident.

Buried

Colerain, North Carolina 2 May 1956 Hillcrest Cemetery Colerain, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Ahoskie, North Carolina

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Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/17500863/person/280325…

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4580045
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/32892_2421…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30075533/melvin-stevenson-perry
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