World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kenneth Rady Peters
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Penrose, Colorado
Honored By
George Peters
Relationship
Brother
ENLISTED NOVEMBER 1942. BASIC TRAINING IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. TRAINED IN TELETYPE REPAIR AT CHANUTE ARMY AIRFIELD, ILLINOIS, FOLLOWED BY DUTY AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WHERE HE TRAINED FOR ADDITIONAL DUTY AS WEATHER OBSERVER. NEXT STATIONED AT MATHER ARMY AIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA. THEN SENT TO ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA TO LEARN WEATHER RADIO INTERCEPT. FROM THERE WENT TO CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER PERFORMING AS WEATHER-OBSERVER AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN. RETURNED IN JANUARY 1946 AND DISCHARGED IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.