World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William F. Peters III
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pelham, New York
Honored By
William F. Peters
LIEUTENANT, U.S. NAVAL RESERVE #0109149. ACTIVE DUTY JUNE - SEPTEMBER 1941 AT NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) BROOKLYN. GRADUATED CORNELL MAY 1942, TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, THEN NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) NORFOLK. PRATT AND WHITNEY ENGINE SCHOOL, NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) NORFOLK SUMMER 1943. TO USS HORNET CV-12 AS BOMBER ENGINEERING OFFICER. IN PACIFIC THIRD FLEET AND TANK FORCE 58 UNTIL DECEMBER 1944. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS MAVI CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 32. HOME TO NEW YORK JULY 1945. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945.