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War as a Career Move

War as a Career Move

Norman Schwarzkopf, Robert Capa and Bill Perkins

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Brenda Elthon
May 10, 2021
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Smithsonian display of effects of Cpl. William T. Perkins, Jr.

Bill’s dad, an Army pilot during World War II, got a job with Eastman Kodak after the war.

The job took the family to California and Bill grew up in the San Fernando Valley, just north of Hollywood.

Bill’s dad taught him about cameras and Bill began shooting short films in high school.

He loved…

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