World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Dewey Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Marlow, New Hampshire
Honored By
Marie Freeman
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS IN THE 486TH COAST ARTILLERY BATTALION ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY C. HE WAS THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPON CREWMAN 601. HE SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, BELGIUM (WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE FOURRAGERE 1940), AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE SIGHTED THE GUN FOR THE HALF TRACK.