World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joseph J. Perry
Hometown
Ceurvo, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 101 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS METROPOLITIAN VICKERS LANCASTER MK 1 (W4796) WAS LOST WITHOUT A TRACE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN, GERMANY ON JANUARY 5, 1943. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 185 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.