World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lloyd Wesley Perkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Port Arthur, Texas
Honored By
CASA
HE TRAINED AS AN ARMY AIR CORPS CADET IN THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING RESERVE PROGRAM AT NIAGARA UNIVERSITY IN NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK. SERVED IN THE BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS AND BRAVELY PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION CROSSROADS. HE WAS AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL.