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Name:
Paul Langdon Perry
Rank:
Private First Class
Service Number:
31018800
Service:
Band
26th Division Artillery, US Army
Date of Birth:
January 14, 1919
Place of Birth:
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts
Date of Enlistment:
March 3, 1941
Place of Enlistment:
Boston, Massachusetts
Address at Enlistment:
Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Age at Enlistment:
22
Height:
5 feet, 8½ inches
Complexion:
Light
Hair Color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Hazel
Occupation:
Manufacturing
Marital Status:
Single
Date of Death:
April 2, 1944
Age at Death:
25
Cemetery:
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts
Paul Langdon Perry was the son of George Willard Perry (1883-1982) and Berth A (Potter) Perry (1884-1953).
He was the third child from a family of eight; the brother of Willard P Perry (1915-2000), Mabel I Perry (1918-
2010) Marjorie Elizabeth Perry (1920-2002), Dorothy Louise Perry (1921-2007), George Willard Perry (1922-
2007), Eleanor Rosemond Perry (1925-2011), and Norman Arthur Perry (1928-2006).
His mother was born in Massachusetts and his father was born in Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
Paul registered for the US Draft on October 24, 1940, in Beverly, Mass. He was working for the General
Electric (GE) Company at the time.
Paul served in the Band of the 26th Division (Artillery) in the US Army. He was honorably discharged (possibly
due to illness) on February 10, 1943, and died the following spring on April 2, 1944.
Paul Langdon Perry
The Military Band of the 26th Division in 1944