World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James M. 'Jim' Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Norwalk, Connecticut
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR ON B-24 (LIBERATOR) BOMBERS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. FLEW MISSIONS OVER NORTHERN ITALY, THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF FRANCE, THE BALKANS, GERMANY, AND AUSTRIA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.