Perdue Joe Frank

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Joe Frank Perdue is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

USS Guam and Trenton memorial

Name:

Joe Frank Perdue

Rank:

Corporal

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Unit:

U.S.S. Guam

Date of Death:

1977-01-17

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama

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CPL Perdue was born on February 4, 1956, in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on July 9, 1974 and was assigned in CO C BLT 1/6, USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 20, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. He is now buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA.