Perry Wharton
Military
Rear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J Bookout, Charles A Piper.
Front L-R: Harry W Casey, Chester Broyles Jr, Perry Wharton.
Object Number - UPL 47498 - B-24 42-7556, 579BS, 392BG, 8th AF. Joe Higgins Jr crew. Rear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J...
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tuleta, TX | 23 February 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 25 November 1940 | San Antonio, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out |
Dümmer, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676. POW. |
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 January 1961 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
28 October 1974 | ||
| San Antonio, Texas, USA | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 29 March 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum San Antonio, Bexar County, TX | Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4494 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database