World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merle Randolph Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Honored By
Arleen Perkins
Relationship
Daughter-in-Law
HE SERVED PROUDLY IN THE ARMY FROM AUGUST, 1940 TO AUGUST, 1945. HE WAS ONE OF THE MANY WHO STORMED THE NORMANDY BEACH ON D-DAY. HE SUFFERED PERMANENT HEARING LOSS DUE TO ARTILLERY FIRE AROUND HIM.