Michael J. Perkins

Michael J. Perkins
Born	1899 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	October 28, 1918 (aged 18–19)
Place of burial	New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Private First Class
Unit	Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Medal of Honor

Michael J. Perkins (1899 – October 28, 1918) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during the World War I.

Biography

Perkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1899 and died October 28, 1918. He is buried in New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Massachusetts.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division. Place and date: At Belieu Bois, France, 27 October 1918. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Birth: Boston, Mass. G.O. No.: 34, W.D. 1919.

Citation:

He, voluntarily and alone, crawled to a German "pill box" machinegun emplacement, from which grenades were being thrown at his platoon. Awaiting his opportunity, when the door was again opened and another grenade thrown, he threw a bomb inside, bursting the door open, and then, drawing his trench knife, rushed into the emplacement. In a hand-to-hand struggle he killed or wounded several of the occupants and captured about 25 prisoners, at the same time silencing 7 machineguns.^[1]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	World War I portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

References

1. ^ "PERKINS, MICHAEL J.". Army of Medal of Honor website. 2009-08-03. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 

External links

• "Michael J. Perkins". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7862656. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 

Persondata
Name	Perkins, Michael J.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	1899
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts
Date of death	October 28, 1918
Place of death