World War II Honoree

Chet Peek

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Norman, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED AS AN ENGINEERING OFFICER IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 95TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE FROM 1943-1945. STATIONED AT HORHAM, ENGLAND, HIS B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' UNIT ENGAGED IN STRATEGIC BOMBING OF TARGETS ON THE CONTINENT. HIS UNIT WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION OVER REGENSBURG IN 1943, MUNSTER IN 1943 AND BERLIN IN 1944. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.