World War II Honoree

Joseph C. Perrone

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Joseph Nuffer

Relationship

Friend

HE ENLISTED AT 18. HE WAS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS IN THE NAVY SEABEES SUPPORTING THE SEVENTH FLEET. HIS UNIT WAS PART OF A VAST CONSTRUCTION FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON LEYTE IN THE CITY OF TACLOBAN. HE WAS PART OF THE PLANNED INVASION OF JAPAN JUST PRIOR TO THE END OF THE WAR IN MID 1945. IN THAT CONNECTION, HE WAS ALSO TRAINED TO BE A LANDING CRAFT VEHICLE PERSONNEL (LCVP) BOAT DRIVER FOR THAT INVASION.