Biography

Corporal Donald Perkins was Killed in Action during the Korean War.

Donald Perkins was born in 1931, the son of Kenneth C. Perkins and Iva Celley.^[1]

During the Korean War, he was killed in action on 24 Jul 1953 in North Korea.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNSZ-5PR : 6 December 2014), Donald James Perkins, Birth, 13 Aug 1931, Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
2. ↑ "United States Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCW-SGW : 12 December 2014), Donald J Perkins, 24 Jul 1953; citing Military Service, North Korea Sector, service number US22876859, program sequence IN DIV - 7TH, program element IN DIV INF REGT, Records of Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualities, compiled 1950-1970, documenting the period 02/13/1950 - 12/31/1953, NARA NAID 583580, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ Fold3.com

See also:

• Ancestry.com. WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
• 1940 US Census