Howard Perrault was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa. His award citation reads: The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Howard E. Perrault (MCSN: 430837), United States Marine Corps (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism as a Tank Driver, serving with Company A, Sixth Tank Battalion, SIXTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 12 May 1945. Ordered to abandon his tank after it had been immobilized by a Japanese land mine during a coordinated tank-infantry assault, Corporal Perrault remained alert and undaunted as our forces withdrew to a better defensive