Elton Lawrence Perrine

Vietnam War
Unit497th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromPittsford New York
Date of DeathMay 22 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Perrine was a member of 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Airfield, Thailand. On May 22, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Nam Dinh, North Vietnam when his aircraft was struck by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were recovered on July 25, 2007 and identified on December 7, 2009. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.