Final Flight
A salute to former Perrinites

 

Master Sergeant, Troy Adams
Tom Bean Texas
Perrin AFB 55-62/63-66
Final Flight 29th July 1998

Master Sergeant Larcus Nichols
Howe Texas
Perrin AFB 53-60
Final Flight 11th July 1997

Tech Sergeant Jim Martin
Sherman Texas
Perrin Field 1942, Perrin AFB 1957
Final Flight 11th December 1991

     

Staff Sergeant, Ralph McCelland
Denison, Texas
Perrin AFB 1971
Final Flight 2nd August 1998

Fred E Narry Jr.
Dallas Texas
Perrin AFB (unknown)
Final Flight 23rd August 1998

Staff Sergeant Herman E Reimink
Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Perrin Field 1942
Final Flight 12th May 1996

     
Colonel Vermont Garrison
Mountain Home , Idaho
Wing Commander 1968-71
Final Flight February 13, 1994
Don C. Grigg
Sherman, Texas
Civil Service at Perrin 1948-1971
Final Flight August 14, 2001
Overton  E. Jay
Howe, Texas
Civil Service at Perrin 1948-1971
Final Flight August 11, 2001
     
TSgt Robert “Swede” Kvestad Sr.
Sherman, Texas
Perrin 1960-1963
Finald Flight December 30, 2000
TSgt George Arnell Payne
Denison, Texas
Perrin 1960-1969
Final Flight August 25, 2002
Erna W. Mayes
Denison, Texas
Civil Service at Perrin 1950-1971
Final Flight July 1, 2001
     
CMSgt Vernon Edward Niemi
Denison, Texas
Perrin  1960-1968
Final Flight November 26, 1999
MSgt Donald D. Grady
Sherman, Texas
Perrin 1965-1972
Final Flight December 7, 1999
CMSgt Bert  M. Jordan
Pottsboro, Texas (Doolittle Raider WWII)
Perrin 1968-1971
Final Flight April 3, 2002
     
Lt Col L. B. England
Sherman, Texas
Perrin 1967-1970
Final Flight April 1984
J. D. Bush
Sherman, Texas
Civil Service at Perrin 1943-1971
Final Flight July 12, 2002
Lt Col Edward C. Heckman
Sherman, Texas
Perrin 1964-1968
Final Flight September 4, 1996
     
Mary Hartson
Womens Air Service Pilot WWII
Sherman, Texas
Final Flight August 14, 1944
A1C Don L. Conary
Denison, Texas
Perrin 1956-59
Final Flight August 5, 1999
Colonel William O. Bellnowski, Jr.
Denison, Texas
Perrin Hospital Commander 1960-1970
Final Flight June 13, 1991
     
SMSgt Carl V. Thorpe
Sherman, Texas
Perrin 1966-1971
Final Flight September 28, 1998
Audrey Miller
Sherman, Texas
Civil Service Nurse  at Perrin
1943-1947 & 1948-1971
Final Flight July 27, 2000
SMSgt  James W.Fry
Pottsboro, Texas
Perrin 1965-1969
Final Flight December8, 2000
     
Otis J. Cottrell
Sherman, Texas
Civil Service at Perrin1965-1971
Final Flight March 14, 2001
Major Thurman B. Sykes
Sherman, TX
Perrin 1963-1968
Final Flight September 19, 1998
Sergeant Alvin C. Christman
Denison, Texas
Perrin 1942-1945
Final Flight May 16, 1999
     
Captain Melvin Barry Dunham
Sherman, Texas
Perrin AFB -1950-51
Final Flight 3rd October 2002
Thomas N. Barnes, Jr.
Former Chief Master Sergeant of
The United States Air Force
Retired - Bonham, Texas
Final Flight on March 17, 2003
Laymon Virgil Gullett
Civil Service Aircraft Maintenance
Perrin AFB 1946-1971
Final Flight March 9, 2003
     
Carl C. Clendenin
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Air Force
Retired - Sherman, Texas
Final Flight on March 21, 2003
William E. Buck, Jr.
Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Born November 19, 1914
Perrin Air Force Base 
Commander on June 8, 1959
Final Flight made on June 15, 2003
Ruth Christine Dunn
Born November 25, 1915
Secretary to Base Commander
Civil Service at Perrin AFB 1950 -1972
Final Flight April 14, 2003
     
Billy Joe Jones
United States Air Force and Civil Service
Perrin Field 1955-1971
Final Flight on  September 8, 2003
John R. Musal, Sr., USAF
Served at Perrin AFB in 1956
Final Flight  - August 18, 2003
Marvin E. Bransford
MSgt. USAF Retired
Served at Perrin Field 1955
Final flight made August 20, 2003
     
Colonel Dexter Martin
Perrin AFB Class of 49C
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Final Flight on September 22, 2003
Mae Barnhill
Life Member
Perrin Field Historical Society
Final Flight October 22, 2003
John Cecil "J.C." Moore
Retiree from Civil Service
Perrin Air Force Base
Final Flight on October 29, 2003
 
Vernon (Tom) Combs
MSgt., USAF Retired
Final Flight made on May 13, 2004
Morris Gusick, W510
Civil Service Aircraft Electrician
Final Flight  July 8, 2004
James "Jim" V. McCool
Major, USAF (Retired)
Final Flight made on November 7,  2004
     
Maurine E. Everett
Perrin Civil Service
Final Flight Oct. 12, 2004
Mildred Munn Walker
Perrin Base Commander's Secretary
Final Flight Oct 3, 2004
Chester Walker
MSgt. USAF (Retired)
Final Flight in 2000
     
Jimmy Wayne Creekmore
MSgt USAF Retired Perrin 1970's
Final Flight January 10, 2005
Robin Edwin Breedlove
TSgt USAF Retired Perrin 1970's
Final Flight December 4, 2004
Dana A. Blocker
Editor of Perrin Pilot 1942
Final Flight January 4, 2005
     
James D. "Scotty" McCall
Perrin AFB 1946 and 1955 
Final Flight January 26, 2005
Jerry Math Parnell
MSgt., USAF (Retired)
Final Flight February 23, 2005
David Milton Pace, Jr.
CMSgt. USAF Retired
Final flight on: May 15, 2005
     
TSgt Robert Clyde Blazer
Final Flight on October 15, 200
Melvin Owens Planck
Final Flight October 21, 2005
Wilmire Anthony Jones
979th Quartermaster Platoon Perrin Field 1942
Final Flight: Nov. 28, 2005
     
SSgt Robert Mitchell Lankford
Aircraft Ground Equipment Branch
Perrin AFB 1967 -1969
Final Flight  made on August 3, 1972
Dorothy Parrigin Marks
Secretary to the Field and Base commander
Final flight November 20, 2005
Willie Samuel Cundiff
Civil Service
Perrin AFB 1959-1971
Final Flight on 13 Feb 2006
     
Berton Alton Morris
Chief Master Sergeant, USAF
Served at Perrin 1955
Final Flight on  11 July 2006
Clarence Henry Payne
Civil Service Base Supply
Perrin AFB 1950-1971
Final Flight on 16 Feb 2006
Ebbie Nolan Grant
Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired) 
Final Flight on June 13, 2006
 
     
Milton J. Pugh
Civil Service 26 years
Perrin AFB.
Final Flight on 10/2/2006
John M. Ballew
Lt Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Perrin  AFB 1950's
Final Flight on 8/13/06
Fred David Masterson
USAF Retired
Final Flight on Oct 17, 2006
 
     
Robert Arthur Carruth
CMSgt USAF (Ret.)
Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent at Perrin AFB
Final Flight on December 17. 2006
Charles Neal Turner
Chief Master Sergeant United States Air Force
Perrin 1959 -1971
Final Flight on July 26, 2007
William H. "Bill" Reese
Lt. Col., USAF Retired
Perrin AFB Executive Officer 1969
Final Flight on Sept 14, 2007
     
Orvil Wayne Little
MSgt. USAF (Retired)
Final Flight May 14 Sep 07
H.E. "Bam" Bamburg
Lt. Colonel, USAF Ret
Wing Staff Officer at Perrin 1956-1960
Final Flight on October 22, 2007
Frank C. "Scully" Sullivan
Perrin AFB 1948-1950
Final Flight  October 19, 2007
     
Naomi "Frosty" Frost
Secretary to the Wing Commander
1968 - 1971
Civil Service Employee at Perrin
Final Flight April 3, 2008
Sergeant Russell Jordan
Aerial Gunner B-17 WWII
Civil Service at Perrin after the war.
Final Flight on April 13, 2008
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

The Perrin Field Historical Society would like to salute all former Perrinites that have taken their Final Flight in the sky. If you have a friend or loved one who served at military capacity, and would like to dedicate their name in the Final Flight section of our newsletters, please submit the following information to the Editor: full name, rank at end of service time, dates served at Perrin, date of passing. Thank you.



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