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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Douglas Rice Perkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Princeton, Kentucky

Honored By

Curtis Peil

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN FROM 1942 TO 1946, IN SAIPAN, TINIAN, IWO JIMA, AND JAPAN. HE SERVED AS A FIELD MUSIC 1ST CLASS BUGLER. HE WAS PRESENT ON IWO JIMA AND WITNESSED THE U.S. FLAG BEING RAISED.