World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Peter J. Hanczor
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Yonkers, New York
Honored By
The Hanczor Family
ENTERED UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES ON FEBRUARY 24, 1944. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH 139TH ARMY AIRWAYS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SQUADRON, 68TH GROUP, 7TH WING. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BORNEO AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE UNIT PLAQUE (PHILIPPINE LIBERATION). HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON MAY 5, 1945.