Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
World War I - U.S. Army
Michael J Perkins
Details
- Rank: Private First Class
- Conflict/Era: World War I
- Unit/Command:
Company D, 101st Infantry,
26th Division - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 27, 1918
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Belieu Bois, France
Citation
He, voluntarily and alone, crawled to a German "pill box" machine-gun emplacement, from which grenades were being thrown at his platoon. Awaiting his opportunity, when the door was again opened and another grenade thrown, he threw a bomb inside, bursting the door open, and then, drawing his trench knife, rushed into the emplacement. In a hand-to-hand struggle he killed or wounded several of the occupants and captured about 25 prisoners, at the same time silencing seven machine guns.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: Yes
- Born: 1899, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
- Died: October 28, 1918, France
- Buried: New Calvary Cemetery (MH), Mattapan, MA, United States