World War II Honoree

Robert Kenneth Peck

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Shelbyville, Indiana

Honored By

Anita K. Peck English

Relationship

Daughter

SERGEANT ROBERT 'KENNY' PECK SERVED WITH THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND, SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER AND AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. HE WAS INDUCTED NOVEMBER 23, 1943 AT FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON. HE TRAINED AT GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI (BASIC) AND NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (FLIGHT ENGINEERING SCHOOL 4-ENGINE INDOCTRINATION). HE SERVED AT DALLAS, TEXAS AND MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WHERE HE SIGNED ON FOR OVERSEAS DUTY. HE WAS STATIONED AT NATAL, BRAZIL FOR THREE MONTHS IN 1944 AND SPENT THE REMAINDER OF HIS OVERSEAS SERVICE AT FORTALEZA, BRAZIL. HE SEPARATED FROM THE SERVICE JUNE 6, 1946 AT CAMP ATTERBURY.