World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Peters
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rooseveltown, New York
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, GUNNERY SCHOOL CAMP BRADFORD, VIRGINIA, ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, GUNNER WITH THE ARMED GUARD ON MERCHANT SHIPS FOR THE MURMANSK RUN TO RUSSIA, MIDDLE EAST, ENGLAND, INDIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.