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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Esequiel Perez

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Corpus Christi, Texas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TWO DAYS AFTER HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY ON JULY 22, 1944, HE RECEIVED HIS ARMY DRAFT LETTER. AFTER BOOT CAMP AND JUNGLE SURVIVAL TRAINING, SERVED AS AN INFANTRY RIFLEMAN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; LATER IN THE FALL OF 1945, SENT TO JAPAN AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCES.