William T. Perkins, Jr.
Military Person
1947 – 1967
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Who was William T. Perkins, Jr.?
William Thomas Perkins, Jr. was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration for valor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic action on October 12, 1967 during the Vietnam War in which he smothered an exploding grenade with his body to save the lives of three fellow Marines. Perkins is the only combat photographer to have received the Medal of Honor.
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- Born
- Aug 10, 1947
Rochester - Also known as
- William Thomas Perkins, Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Rochester
- Died
- Oct 12, 1967
- Resting place
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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