World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Edward Peacock
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1943 AT AGE 34. SELECTED TO ATTEND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. STATIONED AT WENDOVER, UTAH WITH 489TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, WHICH WAS BEING FORMED AND PREPARED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO HALESWORTH, ENGLAND. CHOSEN TO BECOME PART OF GENERAL NAPIER'S STAFF. AS THE ENOLA GAY (BOMBER THAT DELIVERED THE ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AUGUST 2, 1945) MADE ITS WAY OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN, HE AND A FEW OTHER MEN IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CROSSED PATHS AND PROCEEDED TO OKINAWA TO SET UP AN OPERATIONAL BASE IN THE EVENT THE ENOLA GAY WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.