Joseph G. Perpich

Joseph G. Perpich of Carson Lake, Minnesota enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Jan. 15, 1942.

He was a Staff Sergeant and an aircraft crew chief with Squadron K, 128th Army Air Forces Base Unit: serving in Tunisia in North Africa and Sicily and Naples-Foggia in the Italian campaign.He was wounded in action.

Mr. Perpich received the: Purple Heart, Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with three bronze battle stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.

He was discharged on Sept. 9, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 245.

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