Kenneth G Perry
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 63372 - F/O Kenneth G. Perry
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x mission. Shot down 25-Nov-44 in B-17 43-37869 'Blond Bomber'. Last seen with chute on and heading to the waist area. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104515 / O-826861
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blond Bomber’
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beacon, New York, USA | 24 January 1924 | Born Beacon, New York |
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Enlisted |
Springfield, Massachusetts | 3 December 1942 | Enlisted Springfield, Massachusetts |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Plauen, Germany | 25 November 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Plauen, Germany |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margratten, Netherlands | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margratten, Netherlands |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
