In this 30 minute WWII documentary, I travel to Michigan to learn more about the life of P-51 fighter pilot William R Perkins. I travel to his high school in East Grand Rapids Michigan and Portage Lake in Onekama. I interview his cousin Brooks Applegate II and his childhood friend Rev. George Bernard, CSC. I also interview members of his 356th Fighter Squadron who served with him in WWII: Cpl Peter Wilson, Sgt. William W. Louie, Lt. Col. James Edwards and 1st Lt. Charles Simonson. William R. Perkins was a member of the 354th Fighter Group/356th Fighter Squadron. He was KIA on June 13, 1944. Before joining the US Army Air Force, he was an American member of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In this 30 minute WWII documentary, I travel to Michigan to learn more about the life of P-51 fighter pilot William R Perkins. I travel to his high school in East Grand Rapids Michigan and Portage Lake in Onekama. I interview his cousin Brooks Applegate II and his childhood friend Rev. George Bernard, CSC. I also interview members of his 356th Fighter Squadron who served with him in WWII: Cpl Peter Wilson, Sgt. William W. Louie, Lt. Col. James Edwards and 1st Lt. Charles Simonson. William R. Perkins was a member of the 354th Fighter Group/356th Fighter Squadron. He was KIA on June 13, 1944. Before joining the US Army Air Force, he was an American member of the Royal Canadian Air Force.