Later Years
Perconte survived the war and returned home to become a postman. As of 2012 he lives in Joliet, Illinois. His nephew, Jack Perconte, played major league baseball during the 1980s with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and Chicago White Sox.
He is one of 20 contributors to the 2009 book We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers, published by Penguin/ Berkley-Caliber. As of 2011 he is the oldest living member of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion 506 PIR.
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