World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Keith B. Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Little River, Kansas
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
SERVED IN THE 65TH INFANTRY DIVISION, CANNON COMPANY, IN GEORGE PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE BRONZE STAR. HIS UNIT WITNESSED THE HOLOCAUST ATROCITIES AND THE TROOPS WERE ORDERED BY GENERAL EISENHOWER TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS SO NO ONE COULD DENY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.