World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Claire Kenney Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
GRADUATED FROM NURSING SCHOOL AT KING'S COUNTY HOSPITAL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK IN 1944. ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY NURSE CORPS. TRAINED AS A SURGICAL NURSE, SHE SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER STATIONED IN NORTHERN ITALY DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.