Name:
Woodruff Perkins
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-05-16
State:
Nevada
Cemetery:
Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France
Plot:
D
Row:
15
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Comments:
When Woodruff Perkins was born on December 19, 1893, in St Thomas, Nevada, his father, William, was 46 and his mother, Rachel, was 33. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private First Class in Company D, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on May 16, 1918 and is now buried in Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France.