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 Grave
marker for Pvt John P. Perdue in the temporary U.S. cemetery in
Plot B, Row 5 Grave 87
in Molenhoek American Cemetery, Holland.
where the 508th casualties were first buried. Pvt. Perdue was killed in
action on September 28, 1944 and was awarded the Purple Heart with one Oak
Leaf Cluster..
This photo was taken by Roger L. Kitchen when he returned to Holland for the
memorial services held there on Sept. 17 1945, the first anniversary of
Operation Market Garden. The inscription on the back of the photo reads,
"My best buddy', Sept. 17, 1945". |
 [l-r] John P.
Perdue and Roger L Kitchen
Photo was taken Sept 4,1944 at Nottingham, England, on the grounds of the
castle at Wollaton Park where the 508th lived in tents.
Roger Kitchen clearly mourned the loss of
the man whom he had called "My best buddy" as he carried this photo of he
and Perdue in his wallet for the rest of his life. |
 Memorial
Service Announcement
appeared in a local paper (date and publication unknown)
(Courtesy John West) |
 After
the war ended, Pvt. Perdue's remains and those of many other men of the
508th were exhumed and relocated to the permanent cemetery at Margraten,
Holland. He rests there today at Plot F Row 3
Grave 11 .
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