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PERKINS, Roy Oscar - Date of
birth
13 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Whitley County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35877167 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 October 1944 - Place of
death
Birk-Bardenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sherman Perkins (father)
Mary E. (Earls) Perkins (mother)
Earnest Perkins (brother)
Alvie L. Perkins (brother)
Roy O. Perkins (brother)
Wilburn Perkins (brother)
Elzie J. Perkins (sister)
William Perkins (brother)
Albert Perkins (brother)
More information
Pvt Roy O. Perkins enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 29 September 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Various family trees, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten