Serviceman

James H Perkins

Play his story on the map built from his record

Rank

SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (21 August 1944), SSGT (16 September 1944)

Hometown

NORPHLET AR; Norphlet AR; __RPHLET AR; Norphlet, AR

Also written

James Perkins

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 21, 214, 230

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Leo Cooper Brooks Crew · 840th
• Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th
• Holmes A. Souther Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 20, 19 May 1944 · Casarsa · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 34, 22 June 1944 · Fornovo di Taro · Listed with the Holmes A. Souther crew, which flew it per its history (p. 230); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 39, 27 June 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 55, 25 July 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Leo Cooper Brooks crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 21)
• mission 112, 23 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Leo Cooper Brooks crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 21)
• mission 132, 30 November 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Photographs naming him

• Newsletter 2022-03_483rd_Newsletter, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org

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Statements, mentions and histories

s Not Previously Reported in Newsletter Name Squadron Date Reported By Nauman, William (Bill) 840 1/10/2022 Russ Nauman Perkins, James (Jim) 840 1/26/2022 Jayne (Gibson) Kelsey Venier, Guido (Guy) 815 3/8/2022 Renee Johnson From the Publicity Chair The Itinerary for our next reunion in Wichita