World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Peter Walter Yarema
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elmwood Park, Illinois
Honored By
Kathryn C. Johnson
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE SERVED ON THE USS BIRMINGHAM, A LIGHT CRUISER, CL-62, IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE WAS WOUNDED WHEN THE SHIP WAS STRUCK BY A KAMIKAZE DURING THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, AND HE RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART.