The Days of Flak, Fire, and Lost Friends

By Ned Forney
B-17s flying through German anti-aircraft flak. (PC: Zemper Collection, http://www.457thbombgroup.org)

Born on February 22, 1920, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, George Washington “Buck” Perry is the personification of “The Greatest Generation.” A dedicated family man, patriot, and veteran of two wars, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1939, flew 35 missions over Germany as a B-17 turret gunner during WWII, and served as…

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