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PERRY, John Isham - Date of
birth
28 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lipan, Hood County, Texas -
Hometown
Riverside, Riverside County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39157563 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
748th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 August 1944 - Place of
death
Burg Weimar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
James H. Perry (father)
Myrtle V. (Bagwell) Perry (mother)
Aloha V. Perry (sister)
J.H. Perry (twin brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97558 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Tis me Sugar
Destination: Weimar, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8200
More information
One report says that there were no fighters or flak and the plane simple left the formation and was not seen again. Another report that it was hit by a lone fighter plane, lost 2 engines, went into a spin and later exploded at a lower altitude.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Reuban-Cooper Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org), SC State Library