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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

David Layne Perkins, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Gulfport, Mississippi

Honored By

Edna R. Perkins

Relationship

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Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN 1943 AND ENTERED AVIATION CADET PILOT TRAINING AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, GRADUATED FROM PILOT TRAINING IN 11/1944. COMPLETED B-24 CO-PILOT SCHOOL IN 3/1945, SPENT REMAINDER OF TOUR AS A BOMBARDIER INSTRUCTOR PILOT AT MIDLAND, TEXAS UNTIL SEPARATION AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN U.S. ARMY CORPS RESERVES.