World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Peter Chikan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Stonington, Connecticut
Honored By
The Chikan Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1917TH QUARTERMASTER TRUCK COMPANY (AVIATION) AS AN AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES AND THE PO VALLEY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.