World War II Honoree

Ivan Lucas Perkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Richland, Missouri

Honored By

David Ward

Relationship

Friend

TORPEDOMAN'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SERVED SEPTEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945. ASSIGNED TO THE USS MAYO DD-422. ENGAGED IN SEVERAL COMBAT SITUATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM OCTOBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1942. ALSO SERVED ABOARD USS BRUSH DD-745, JANUARY 1943 TO AUGUST 1945, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. EXPERIENCED MANY COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS. JULY 22, 1945 USS BUSH DD-529 LEADING FIVE DESTROYERS, ENTERED TOKYO BAY TO CLEAN UP ENEMY RESISTANCE PRIOR TO JAPAN'S SURRENDER. TORPEDOED ONE JAPANESE SHIP, THEN RETURNED TO HER BATTLE GROUP AT SEA.