World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie Alva Perdue
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Verden, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT BENNING AT COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, AND CAMP GORDON AT AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. PARTICIPATED IN THE SECOND ARMY NO.2 TENNESSEE MANEUVERS IN 1943. STAGED WITH HIS UNIT AT CAMP SHANKS AT ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1944 AWAITING OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT. SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 AND ARRIVED AT CHERBOURG, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1944. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 10TH ARMORED DIVISION. HIS DIVISION PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. HIS DIVISION FOUGHT IN LUXEMBOURG, FRANCE, BELGIUM, GERMANY, AND AUSTRIA. WHEN HOSTILITIES ENDED ON MAY 7, 1945, HIS UNIT WAS AT INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.