World War II Honoree

Bernard L. 'Bunny' Perlsweig

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

HE BECAME AN ARMY OFFICER WITH THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM. THE HIGHLY DECORATED UNIT WAS MADE UP ALMOST ENTIRELY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS. THE MEN WENT TO MISSISSIPPI FOR BASIC TRAINING, WHERE THEY FACED DISCRIMINATION. HE FOUGHT IN FRANCE AND IN ITALY AND WAS WOUNDED IN MONTE CASSINO. HE WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND A BRONZE STAR. HIS LEG WAS AMPUTATED BELOW THE KNEE AND HE RECUPERATED AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.