Perry Walter Nowell, Jr.

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Walter Nowell, Jr. Perry is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Leiston Airfield (Station 373) 357th & 358th Fighter Groups Memorial

357th Fighter Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Walter Nowell, Jr. Perry

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-821770

Unit:

362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-12-23

State:

North Carolina

Cemetery:

Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear

Comments:

Walter Nowell Perry, Jr. was born on June 8, 1923 in North Carolina. He was the son of Walter Nowell and Annie Mae Lowery Perry. Walter, Jr. served in the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group as a Captain during World War II. On December 23, 1944, he was piloting �Toolin� Fool,� P-51 #44-11689 when it went down over Regogne, Belgium. He was killed in combat, making a pass at enemy fighters in a dive his aircrafts wings collapsed and he dived straight in. CPT Perry is buried now in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg. His family erected a cenotaph in their plot in the White Plains Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bladen County, North Carolina. His name is also listed on the Leiston Airfield Memorial in England, but his middle initial is inscribed as H.