PFC. Edward Walter Perlack . United States Army 106th Golden Lions from Lowell, Massachusetts, USA My father Edward W. Perlack fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was captured on Christmas Eve 1944 in Germany.
I am so proud of him but unfortunately he passed in January 1987 I wish I had known more about what he had endured.
Any information about 106th Golden Lions would be appreciated.
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Giorgio Perlasca . Italian Army A food purchasing manager for the Italian Army in during WWII, Giorgio was put into a position where he had to pretend he was the substitute for the Spanish ambassador in Budapest. When the ambassador was asked to leave the country, he again took to his impersonating talents this time, as a Spanish consul. he then proceeded to naturalize thousands of Hungarian Jews into Spanish citizens through the Rivera Law, thus, saving them from deportation and harm. It was not until many years after the war that Giorgio's story became known to the world. It seemed that after he returned to Italy, he never spoke about what he did back in Hungary even to his family. Fortunately, some Hungarian girls went on a quest to find the Spanish consul who saved them.
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Pvt. Richard A. Perlich . United States Army 335 Infantry, Company K 84th Division from Minneapolis My father writes: (March 31, 1993)
"Dear David Schenck,
I was surprised at how much information you had about me. I was captured near Rochefort on Christmas morning with Pvts. Summit and Hartsell (a sgt?, and Lt Stumberg from our Company K, 335th Regt. And at least two others from another company that we connected up with as we got out of Rochefort (under fire) and attempted to get to Marche to rejoin our Company K.
The Lt. and I were wounded and so was one of the other guys from the other company, so we didn't get too far and when it got dark we broke into a roadhouse to get some sleep. The Germans captured us early Christmas morning.
I can't remember the dates but the best I can recollect is that I was in Limburger for about a week or ten days in early January. Now, after an "exhausting" search of my "files" I have found a letter written November 17th, 1945, which says that I (we) left XIIA on January 22nd, 1945, on a four day boxcar ride to Stalag IIA, New Brandenburg , where I was held until approximately March 9, 1945 when we were taken on a march that lasted until April 13, 1945.
We were liberated near Magdeberg, Germany by US Army troops. (The Old Hickory Division...don't remember the number). At that time we were sent by truck to Hildesheim, Germany, for delousing and then flown to Camp Lucky Strike where I was hospitalized for infections and malnutrition. Aprils 18, 1945 to May 10, 1945 in the 77th Field Hospital and 306th General Hospital.
I was sent to the States as a wounded POW on May 20th, so it looks as though we just missed each other, both at Gerolstein and Limburger, and I'm sorry I don't remember Harris, Baker, and Althaus whom you mentioned in your letter.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Perlich 17144050
P.S. Battle Of The Bulge Then And Now- pg. 364, bottom of page. I'd swear that's a picture of the street on which I was hit."
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Charles Pero . United States Air Force I am looking for the following crew members of the Maxwell House II (SN 42-73245). I have checked the WWII Casualties and these men were not listed on the web page and I believe the following men may have made it back from the war:
Richard Meredith Serial No: 0-728902
Thomas Stephens Serial No: 0-683542
Thomas C. Smeal Serial No: 33253233
Ewell Temples Serial No: 34444337
Charles Pero Serial No: 12168305
John F. Cook Serial No: 19148135
Joseph C. McClung Serial No: 38288140
These men were part of my uncle's crew. If you know these men or any of their family members please contact me. I do have photos of them. The men in this group who did not make it back are:
Joseph C. Rich Serial No: 0-739054
Edward Ryan Serial No: 0-672445
Royal Butterfield Serial No: 0-728565
Fred Hart Serial No: 32437482
I have the MACR from mission B that these men were on. I also have a story of this mission as witnessed from the 10th AF, 7th BG. I would like to correspond with these men or their families. I lost my uncle 2nd Lt. Rich from this crew. This crew was shot down on 27th November 1943 and some were taken prisoner. My uncle was taken prisoner and died in POW camp.
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SP Perola . British Army Monmouthshire Regiment SP Perola served with the Monmouthshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Perrault . US Army B Coy. 92nd Signal Btn
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Jean Paul Perreau . French Army 77th Field Regiment Royal Artillery Jean Perreau served as a French Liasion Officer attached to 77th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Battle of France.
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Pte John Francis Perree . British Army 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry from Jersey, Channel Islands
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FG Perren . British Army Royal Sussex Regiment FG Perren served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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WJ Perren . British Army East Kent Regiment WJ Perren served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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KJ Perrett . British Army KJ Perrett served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RC Perrett . British Army Royal Armoured Corps RC Perrett served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. R. C. Perriam . 102 Squadron
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A/Sgt. Edward Earl Perrin . Canadian Army Lincoln and Welland Regiment from Galt, Ont. I enlisted in 1944 trained at Ipperwash and Chatham. I sailed to England Dec.16 1944 and trained at Aldershot. I was shipped to Ghent, Belgium and assigned to the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, 4th Division. We fought along the Dutch German border.
When the war ended I was dug in on the front lawn of Elmer Precht. He had two sons both prisoners of war held at Barrie, Ont. I was transferred to the HLI of C and served in the Occupational force, returned to Canada received my discharge in July 1946.
We sailed to England on the Mauretania and home on the Aquatania. The biggest ships I had ever seen. We were on the banks of the Rhine when it ended near Oldenburg
I married a lovely Irish girl who came to Canada in 1950. We raised three boys. I have 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. My wife of 63 years died Sept 6 2016, our youngest son died in Nov.
I have been retired over 31 years and am now alone. I will be 92 in Dec.
To my knowledge one member of my platoon is still alive, but for how long?
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John Edwood Perrin . British Army Queen's Own Royal West Kent Rgt. My father served in the Royal West Kent Regiment. I think he was captured at Dunkirk. He was a POW for five years, and I would like to know where he was held.
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PC Perrin . British Army PC Perrin served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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William Alfred Perrin . British Army 8th Army from Skirmett Bucks
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Pilot Officer R C Perring . RAF
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Sgt. Ernest William Perrins . British Army from Darlaston My father Ernie Perrins served in the middle east. I have found some interesting details of his duties and many photos. He built a church in Jerusalem, while on duty.
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Capt. George Albert Perris . Royal Army Service Corps from Jaywick, Essex (d.7th Dec 1941) Captain George Perris was the Son of George James Perris and Prudence Perris; husband of Lilian Perris, of Jaywick, Essex.
He was 34 when he died and is buried in the Klaksvik Cemetery in the Faroe Islands, Grave 786.
The SS Sauternes sank in a storm in the firth Fugloyarfjorour within the Faroe Islands, all 25 passengers and crew were lost. Among the casualties was Captain George Albert Perris of the Royal Army Service Corps.
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RC Perris . British Army RC Perris served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. George Oscar Perrot MID. RNZAF 99 Squadron RAF from Masterton The following is paraphrased from a letter written by Flying Officer George Oscar Perrot, addressed to Officer Commanding, No.2 (B.R.) Squadron, dated 9th August 1944.
"I left New Zealand on the 27th July 1939 in charge of a draft of wireless operators, to proceed to the United kingdom in order to fly Wellington aircraft to New Zealand. (At that time I was a Wireless Operator Mechanic.)
On arrival in England I was posted to No.99 (Bomber) Squadron, and served in this unit from 1st. September 1939 until August 1941.
I was not at any time on the Headquarters strength of any station, but served as NCO in charge of all squadron aircraft radio equipment under adverse conditions due to enemy action, and later as NCO in charge of WO/AG's in the equivalent position of the Signals Leader of today.
No.99 Squadron was engaged on operations throughout this whole period, and a detached flight operated from a base in France during the first six months of 1940.
Although I originally left New Zealand as a potential aircrew wireless operator, I was only engaged on Non-Operational flying during my tour of duty with the Squadron."
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AG Perry . British Army Royal Armoured Corps AG Perry served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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P.O. Alfred J Perry . Royal Navy HMS Nigeria (d.12th Aug 1942) My Grandfather, Petty Officer Alfred J Perry, served on the HMS Nigeria during 'Operation Pedestal'. He was killed on the 12th August 1942 after the Nigeria had been torpedoed by the Axum. My Mum was 2 years old and never met her Father, she only had a couple of photographs.
This site has been a trove of information, I look forward to reading more stories as they are added.
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P.O. Alfred J. Perry . Royal Navy HMS Nelson (d.12th Aug 1942)
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Arthur R. Perry . British Army Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry My Dad, Arthur R Perry served at K camp_ 2 baseworkshops. REME M.S.F.
Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, which was part of 8th Army Tobruk. He sailed from England on the SS Volendam. He was a dispatch rider and looked after a dog named Topper that had belonged to someone who must have passed away. Dad survived the war and passed away in 1991.
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Sgt. Colin Gordon Perry . Royal Air Force B flight 150 Squadron from Harrow, Middx My Father, Colin Perry, served in the Air Force during WW2 joining up in 1939 at the age of 19 years. I know he qualified as an air gunner and wireless operator and flew many ops in North Africa and Sicily. He mainly flew in Wellingtons but his log book does show he also flew in Dakotas and Mosquitos. As like most people I never asked him much about his war time experiences and he did not talk about it. He had a picture painted of his plane with the markings of JNV if this means anything to anyone. I have tried to trace some of the names mentioned as his crew: - Pilot F/Sgt S J Holmes,
- Navigator Sgt JU Trewick, Bomb Aimer,
- F.Sgt L Stanford,
- Rear Gunner Sgt R J Sillwood
. I have a feeling some of this crew could be Canadian. The main dates of ops appear to be from late 1942 until December 1943. If anyone has any information about my Dad, or any of his crew, I would love to hear from them.
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Denis Perry . Royal Air Force I served in the RAF from 1944 until 1947 - pilot training.
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EC Perry . British Army Royal Armoured Corps EC Perry served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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