World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Everett Lester Perry
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
El Dorado, Kansas
Honored By
Dennis L. Perry
Relationship
Son
HE SERVED AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (BOILER MAN) ON VARIOUS SHIPS; USS MEREDITH, USS CONCORD (CL-10), USS MATTAPONI (AO-41) AND USS LAERTES (AR-20) IN THE PACIFIC, from the Aleutions to the southern tip of South America. HE was in the Coral Sea battle as well as several bombardment missions to islands near Japan.