World War II Honoree

Paul Vernon Peiffer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Barbara A. Palmer

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED APRIL 16,1945 AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. SERIAL NUMBER 33 826 245. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP WHEELER NEAR MACON, GEORGIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS OCTOBER 11, 1945 TO AUGUST 12, 1946 AS A MILITARY POLICE SERGEANT WITH 88TH INFANTRY DIVISION STATIONED IN GORIZIA, ITALY. ASSISTED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF MILITARY LAWS AND REGULATIONS, MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC. ASSISTED CIVILIAN POLICE IN SECURING COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL LAWS BY MILITARY PERSONNEL. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDE THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL. SEPARATED AUGUST 18, 1946 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.