World War II Honoree

Audie Randall Perkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Trousdale, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944 AT AGE 17. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER ON THE WEST COAST DURING THE WAR. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND THEN TRAINED AS A SONARMAN. SERVED A BRIEF TOUR ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) DURING THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE WAR WHILE THE SHIP WAS UNDERGOING RENOVATION AT THE PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD IN WASHINGTON STATE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. REENLISTED IN 1946 AND BECAME AN AVIATION ELECTRONICS SPECIALIST. CONTINUED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RATE OF MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.