Perry served with the United States Marine Corps from June
16, 1941 until November 24, 1945. During this time Perry had the prestigious
duty of being the Marine orderly for Admiral R.C.Griffin on the USS Wichita and
the USS Minneapolis.
The USS Wichita which was a heavy cruiser built in the 1930’s.
She conducted operations out of Norfolk Virginia in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Minneapolis was also a heavy cruiser
that was built in 1934. This ship participated in many campaigns in the Pacific
including taking part in the battle of the Coral Sea in 1942. She was present
protecting American aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway where the
Japanese advance into the Pacific was halted.
By 1943 the Minneapolis had fought in the Guadalcanal
campaign and at the end of the war had participated in every major Pacific
battle except Iwo Jima.
His service in the Navy took him all over the world in
several theaters of operations. In
particular, Perry participated on board ship in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
Perry was awarded the American Area Campaign medal, the
Asiatic-Pacific and the European Campaign medals. The WWII Victory medal as well as the Good Conduct
ribbon was issued to Perry.
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