Anthony Pasquale Perroni

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-51996.jpeg UPL 51996 Anthony P. Perroni

Perroni Family personal collection

Object Number - UPL 51996 - Anthony P. Perroni

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. William E. Kopf Crew. 5 x combat missions. 10-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-29557 'Yankee Girl' returning from a mission, struck a hanger at RAF Desford, Returned to Duty (RTD).

Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-3216 JD-S, 'The Joker.' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 841.

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

545th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Everett Kopf

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17029122 / O-800900
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29557

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Yankee Gal
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

42-3216

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Joker
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 115

Date: 14 October 1943

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	East Boston, MA	31 May 1919	Son of Guiseppi Rosario Perroni.
Enlisted	Providence, RI	15 July 1942	Providence, Rhode Island
Based Assigned	Grafton Underwood	19 September 1943 - 14 October 1943	Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 19 September 1943, William E. Kopf Crew. Four combat missions.
Died Killed in Action (KIA)	3650 Dilsen, Belgium	14 October 1943	Damaged by enemy aircraft; exploded and crashed near Dilsen, Belgium; Missing Air Crew Report #841.
Buried	Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial		Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France Plot E Row 42 Grave 27