More detail on this person: Perry graduated
flight training with flight class 1958-5,
servicing in the Korean conflict and completed two
tours in Vietnam. In returning State's side,
Perry served as a helicopter flight instructor
based at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Perry served active military service for 27 years
and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) in
1974. His numerous commendations include the
Bronze Star, Air Metal, Army Accommodation
Metal and Joint Service Commendation Metal.
Perry passed at the age of 84 on April 21st 2013,
surrounded by his loving family. He is survived
by his wife, Cathy, his children Peggy, Wanda and
Steve, sisters Celia and Myrtis, grandchildren
Andy, Ian, Justin and Ethan. He was buried at the
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery with full
military honors.
After retiring from the Army, Perry worked in the
San Francisco Bay Area in logistics management
in the high tech industry. Finally hanging his
retirement hat in 1984, Perry spent many days
traveling, bird watching, keeping up with history
and politics, and enjoying his vegetable garden.
Perry and Cathy traveled the Alaskan Highway via
car in 2005 and often traveled to Japan to visit
with Cathy's family. His greatest joy in
retirement was quizzing his grandchildren on
current events.
This information was last updated 08/28/2012
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