World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Horace B. Pelton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winburne, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Joyce S. Bowley
Relationship
Daughter
WAS ON MIDWAY ISLAND WITH PATROL SQUADRON 22 ON DEC. 7, 1941 AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED THAT DATE. ALSO SERVED WITH PATROL SQUADRON 24; NAVTORPSTA NEWPORT, RI; R/S SAN FRANCISCO, CA; HDQTRS SQUADRON PATWING TWO; PATSU 1-1; HDQTRS RON, FAIRWING ONE; VSB#3 NAS, DAYTONA BEACH, FL; ABATU, MAINTENANCE TR. DET., NORFOLK, VA; ABATU, QUONSET POINT DET., QUONSET PT., RI; TADCEN CAMP ELLIOTT SAN DIEGO, CA; NAB, NAVY #939 (AIR PAC POOL); AND CASU (F)-44 THROUGH 01 APR 1946.