World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Shannon LeRoy Peters
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Mary Kirby
Relationship
Step-Daughter
COMPLETED HIS TRAINING ON THE USS WYOMING. THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE USS CHARLES CARROLL APA-28. RECEIVED 6 BRONZE STARS, ONE FOR EACH LANDING DURING HIS STAY IN THE U.S. NAVY. 1ST LANDING WAS NOVEMBER 8, 1942 IN ALGERIA, AFRICA. 2ND LANDING WAS SICILY IN JULY 1943. 3RD LANDING WAS SALERNO, ITALY ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1943. 4TH LANDING WAS OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY JUNE 6, 1944. 5TH LANDING WAS ST. RAPHAEL, FRANCE ON AUGUST 15, 1944. 6TH LANDING WAS IN OKINAWA OFF THE PACIFIC. THEN FINISHED HIS STAY IN THE U.S. NAVY AT TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO UNTIL 1945.