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| courtesy of Larry & Edie Doepel |
PFC Thomas Elmer Perkey was born 20 Aug 1920 in Union County, Tennessee. He was the 3rd of 5 children born to Orvelle L. and Mary Abbey (Wallace) Perkey. In 1940 his father was working for the Works Progress Administration and was paying $5 a month rent on the home on Coke Oven Hill Road in Campbell County, Tennessee. Thomas was still living with his family and working in a local saw mill. He had only worked 6 weeks in 1939 and reported an income of only $39 for that year. Thomas had not attended high school. In June 1942, Thomas married Miss Nellie Louise West.
Thomas was drafted in August 1942. After his basic military training he was sent to England and assigned to L Company 116th Infantry. He trained with the unit for the amphibious assault that took place on 6 Jun 1944 at the French beach code-named "Omaha". PVT Perkey was promoted to PFC on 20 Jun 1944. PFC Perkey was killed in action on 30 Jul 1944.
PFC Perkey was repatriated and re-interred in
Woodlawn Cemetery in La Follette, Tennessee.
Nellie moved to Fort Lauderdale and did not remarry until 1960.
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