World War II Honoree

Perry Cormen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Brian Cambell

Relationship

Friend

JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS. IN 1943. QUALIFIED TO BE A PILOT, NAVIGATOR AND BOMBARDIER. CHOSE TO BE A PILOT AND TRAINED IN PT 17 STEARMAN BIPLANES, BT-13 AND AT-6 TEXANS. ADVANCED TO MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING ON AT-9'S AND AT-10'S. COMPLETED 4 ENGINE TRAINING AND FLEW B-17'S, B-24'S AND B-29'S. GRADUATED 1ST IN CLASS AND TRAINED PILOTS IN THE TRANSITION FROM B-17'S AND B-24'S TO THE B-29. VOLUNTEERED FOR B-29 FLIGHT ENGINEER'S SCHOOL AND GOT AN ADDITIONAL PAIR OF WINGS AND WAS REASSIGNED AS A B-29 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT AMARILLO.