Donald D Perkins
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49669-K2434.
Object Number - UPL 21680 - Capt Donald D Perkins of the 335th Ftr Sq, 4th FG. Assigned aircraft was P-51D 44-13564, coded WD-I. He was officially credited with one confirmed...
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Captain Donald D Perkins was Commanding Officer of D Flight, 335th Fighter Squadron.
Awards: AM (5OLC), DFC, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Nobody
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Ridge Runner III
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hastings, NE, USA | 8 June 1922 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 4 April 1944 - 4 November 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 September 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
4 November 1944 | ||
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Died |
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 20 April 2004 | |
| Palos Park, IL 60464, USA | |||
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Buried |
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | Evergreen Cemetery Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida, USA. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
