Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....PERKINS, Woodruff 1918
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Las Vegas AGE - September 14, 1918
LAS VEGAS AGE

9/14/1918



DIED DOING HIS DUTY AS AN AMERICAN SOLDIER



Mrs. George GOODWIN of this city and Mrs. E. E. MARSHALL of Overton have

received the following letter regarding the manner in which Woodruff PERKINS

met his death on the battlefield of France.  Woodruff was the first Clark

county boy to give his life in the great war, and the letter will be of

interest to his many friends.:



"Company D, 26th Infantry,

"France, August 9, 1918

"Mrs. R. E. MARSHALL, Overton, Clark County, Nevada:



"In reply to your letter of July 8th there is very little I can tell you  in

regard to the death of your brother, Private First Class Woodruff  PERKINS.

We had just moved into our front line position and had only been  there

about an hour, when the Huns opened a violent bombardment upon us,

preliminary to attempting a raid.



"Your brother was hit by a fragment of shell and was promptly evacuated  to

the rear, despite the heavy shelling, and was rushed to the field  hospital.

Death to him came painlessly, as he never regained consciousness,  death

occurring the next day.



"Your brother was a very gallant soldier, well liked by all who knew  him,

and he died doing his duty as an American soldier.



"With my deepest sympathy, I am,

"Very respectfully,



"C. Ridgely,

"Second Lietenant, U. S. R. Commanding Co. D."



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