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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Van O. Perkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Greenwich, Connecticut

Honored By

Elizabeth R. P. Shaw

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BATTLES: MIDWAY, BOUGAINVILLE I, GUADALCANAL, SICILY, BOUGAINVILLE II, MARIANA ISLANDS AND TARAWA, PHILIPPINE SEA I, AND PHILIPPINE SEA II. TORPEDOED TWICE, SERIOUSLY WOUNDED THE FIRST TIME, SLIGHTLY WOUNDED THE SECOND TIME. KILLED WHEN THE SHIP HE WAS WORKING TO SAVE, THE USS PRINCETON, BLEW UP. HE WAS THE HEAD OF DAMAGE CONTROL AND 1ST LIEUTENANT, THE USS BIRMINGHAM. 2 BATTLE PHILIPPINE ISLAND SHIPS, THE USS ATLANTA, AND THE USS BIRMINGHAM, MUCH DECORATED.