Suffolk County MA Archives Military Records.....Perkins, Michael J. 1918
WWI 101st Infantry, 26th Division, Co. D
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Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation
    Michael J. Perkins, private, first class, Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th
Division. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of
duty in action with the enemy at Belieu Bois, France, October 27, 1918. He,
voluntarily and alone, crawled to a German "pill-box" machine-gun 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 seven
machine guns. Emergency address: Michael Perkins, father, 247 E Street, South
Boston, Mass. Residence at enlistment: 247 E Street, South Boston, Mass.

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CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
AND THE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Since April 6, 1917
Up to and including
General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11, 1919

COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1920


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