WWII

Lloyd John Perkins

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
March 27 1919

Date of Death
June 21 1972

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
February 5 1942 - October 22 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Northern France; Rhineland; Western Europe

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on February 4, 1942.
Cooks and Bakers School, Camp Polk, Louisiana
Company C, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division

Decorations & Citations

POW Medal; Purple Heart (Wounded October 1, 1944 near Metz, France)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
Two Overseas Bars

Notes

US Army serial number 34-197-620. SSN 264-26-0538. Home of record; RFD Rt. 2, Box 95, Whigham, Grady County, Georgia. Born; Decatur County, Georgia. Brother of Private Melton Lafayette Perkins, US Army. Captured by German forces Meijel, Netherlands, October 29, 1944. Stalag 11B, Fallingbostel, Germany (work camp). Burial; Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Decatur County, Georgia.