World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Leo De Wayne Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bear Lake, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jarvis E. Ireland
Relationship
Brother-in-law
Enlisted January 1941. Was on USS Oglala when sunk December 7, 1941. Transferred to USS Honolulu; traveled 250,000 miles in Pacific. Transferred to new ship USS Holder. Killed on maiden voyage across Atlantic when aerial torpedo hit ship on 11 April 1944.