World War II Honoree

Wallace Francis Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Putnam, Connecticut

Honored By

The Peterson Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL ADVANCED TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, COMBAT AIR CREWMAN TRAINING SCHOOL, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA; HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING SIX; NAVAL AIR STATION, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON; NAVAL AIR STATION, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON; AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING FOUR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.