Researching Researcher Wrote:
> I was also unable to corroborate that Colonel
> Perkins was awarded the DFC. However, in fairness
> to Colonel Perkins, the DFC Society site is
> significantly incomplete, and I don't think he's
> notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article.
>
> If one wanted to verify that Colonel Perkins was
> nominated for the DFC, one could write a letter or
> fill out Standard Form 180 as described here:
>
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personne
> l/public/general-public.html
>
> However, this would only confirm if Colonel
> Perkins was eligible for the DFC, not if it was
> actually awarded.
>
> Does anyone know how to verify whether or not an
> award was actually given? I'm thinking it's
> probably in the National Archives somewhere, but
> I'm not sure where to look.
Honestly for something like that its doubtful theres a full data base with all the awards given and to who online for anything other than the Medal of Honor with how many awards the military has given out. Also since he was a special forces guy they wont allow stories to be published about what he did to get it just like we will never know who the actual Seals were on the Osama raid.
The only way to really know for sure would be to check is service record or get in touch with someone who can check it and confirm it. Again since he was spec ops that will be nearly impossible without some powerful friends.