Perrin, Elmer Daniel, Lt Col

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1051-Pilot - Two-Engine

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1926-1941, AAF MOS 770, United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)

Service Years
1917 - 1941

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Home State

Texas

Texas

Year of Birth
1896

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Home Town Boerne, Texas	Last Address Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Passing Jun 21, 1941
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 8, Site 5296-WS

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	1941, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
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Last Known Activity:

He served in the Philippines and various places in the US. He devoted his life to the development of the Army Air Corps.
He was serving as assistant supervisor for the Eastern Air Corps procurement district and was the Air Corps representative at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company when killed in a B-26 crash during an acceptance flight. He was the USAAF's most experienced B-26 pilot at the time.
The former Perrin AFB, Sherman, TX, was named for him.

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Sources:
www.texomaliving.com/perrin-afb
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49350923
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perrin_Air_Force_Base

World War I
From Month/Year April / 1917	To Month/Year November / 1918
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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