World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter S. Peters
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
WITH 4 MONTHS, 5 DAYS PRIOR SERVICE, ENLISTED IN THE REGULAR ARMY AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON AUGUST 19, 1941 AT FORT CUSTER, MICHIGAN. QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC (MOS 014). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1941 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVED WITH UNKNOWN UNITS BEFORE AND IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, AND ARDENNES CAMPAIGNS. REASSIGNED TO THE SERVICE BATTERY, 383RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 103RD ‘CACTUS’ INFANTRY DIVISION AND FOUGHT ON IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON AUGUST 10, 1945 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DRIVER AND MECHANIC BADGE, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR (FOR FOREIGN SERVICE), EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER BATTLE STAR, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.