Henry Buford Perry (1920 - 1995)

Born 18 Jan 1920 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Henry Perry is Notable.

Henry Buford "Herky" Perry served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.

Henry Perry, son of Robert Perry and Mary Jackson, was born in 1920.^[1] He died in 1995 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #273912 (accessed 26 November 2021)
   Name: Henry Buford Perry; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 18 Jan 1920; Birth Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA; Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941; Registration Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Henry Buford Perry 21 Self (Head)
   Robert N Perry Sr Self (Head).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89103481/henry-buford-perry : accessed 16 February 2022), memorial page for LTC Henry Buford Perry (18 Jan 1920–1 Jan 1995), Find A Grave: Memorial #89103481, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981) .

• https://cafriseabove.org/henry-buford-herky-perry/

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3Z35-J3Z : accessed 14 May 2023), Henry B Perry in household of Robert N Perry, Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7PG-D41 : 8 January 2021), Henry B Perry in household of Robert N Perry, District 637, Thomas, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 136-3, sheet 3B, line 74, family 56, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 713.

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KS6-G8GB : 10 February 2023), Henry Buford Perry, .