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Personal info

Full name
PERRONI, Anthony Pasquale
Date of birth
31 May 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Bristol, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31149607
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Flexible Gunner
Unit
547th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1943
Place of death
Rambluzin-et-Benoite-Vaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 42 27

Immediate family

Members
Joseph (Guiseppe) R. Perroni (father)
Pauline Perroni (mother)
Domenick Perroni (brother)
Pasquale Perroni (brother)
Sarieno Perroni (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3216
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Joker
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearings factory
MACR: 841

More information

S/Sgt Anthony P. Perroni enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island, on 15 July 1942.

The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters. The nose was blown off, and the plane blew up.

Seven crew members were killed. Three men evaded capture. They were helped by the local resistance to reach Switzerland, after which they were able to return to the UK.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com
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