Raymond Francis Perfett
Civilian
Standing (L-R) J. Dephtereos - Gunner, Ralph Clarke - Gunner, Bart Ross - Engineer, Herb Weitbrecht - Tail Gunner, Don Ross - ?, Al Pishioneri - Ball Turret Gunner.
Kneeling (L-R) Ray Perfett - Navigator, Charles Dombi - Bombardier, Robert Powell - Pilot, Joseph Larkin - Co-Pilot.
Object Number - UPL 83006 - B-24J 42- 50734 'Patriotic Patty' and crew Standing (L-R) J. Dephtereos - Gunner, Ralph Clarke - Gunner, Bart Ross - Engineer, Herb Weitbrecht -...
Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Robert Powell crew. 35 missions. ETD
Mission List: Bingen, Bingen, Lohne, Gingen, Maximilliansau, Kyllburg, Bullay, Remagen, Neunkirchen, Pirmasens, Restatt, Clervaux, Worms RR Bridge, Ruhland, Baumenhein, Magdeburg, Meschede, Schabmunchen, Schwabish Hall, Betzdorf, Rheine, Berlin, Hanover, Baumenheim, Kitzingen, Munster, Wesel, Brunswick, Parchim, Bayreuth, Duneberg, Roth Air Field, Rechlin, Royan, Landshut.
Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 707th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-828235
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Patriotic Patty
- Unit: 707th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania | 14 June 1921 | BornSharpsville, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Erie, Pennsylvania | 23 June 1943 | EnlistedErie, Pennsylvania |
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Other Commissioned |
8 July 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lt | |
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Other Discharged |
23 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Warrensburg, Missouri | 19 January 1977 | DiedWarrensburg, Missouri |
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Buried |
Saint Mary's Cemetery Hermitage, Pennsylvania | 22 January 1977 | InterredSaint Mary's CemeteryHermitage, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/17744982/raymond-perfett-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/87345714/raymond-f-perfett-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86440448/raymond-f-perfett
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143791245?objectPage=928
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/